Aircraft model
BEECH C-99
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
What it is
| Seats | 17 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 2 |
| Engine | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-36 |
| Horsepower | 715 hp |
| Fuel | JetA |
| Certification basis | FAR23 |
| Production start | 1981 |
| Production end | 1987 |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance;multi-engine |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 248 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 900 nm |
| Service ceiling | 25,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 2,000 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 78 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 17 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 4,400 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 1,934 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 11,300 lb |
| Empty weight | 6,900 lb |
| Usable fuel | 368 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 88 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $350,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $800,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 3,600 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $340,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $510,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 74 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 54 |
| Median year built | 1983.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 8 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 2 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 148.15 per 1,000 active · base 54 active · thin base (low) |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 0 per 1,000 active · base 54 active · thin base (low) |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 0 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 0 per 100 active · base 54 active · thin base (low) |
| Airworthiness directives | 5 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
Peer scores
A score runs from 0 to 10 within the model's peer class: a position, not a grade, and the six are never added together.
| Peer class | Fixed wing multi-engine, turbo-prop, 2 engines, 7+ seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | — · class median 19.96 · 22 models in class |
| Severity | — · class median 25 |
| Access | 6.5 of 10 · class median 4,640 |
| Support | 5.4 of 10 · class median 51 |
| Liquidity | 0 of 10 · class median 24.79 |