Aircraft model
BEECH C90
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
What it is
| Seats | 8 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 2 |
| Engine | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21 |
| Horsepower | 550 hp |
| Fuel | JetA |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1971 |
| Production end | 1982 |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance;multi-engine;pressurized/high-altitude |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 247 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 1,200 nm |
| Service ceiling | 28,200 ft |
| Climb rate | 2,000 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 78 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 2,030 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 2,300 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 8 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 3,650 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 1,077 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 9,650 lb |
| Empty weight | 6,000 lb |
| Usable fuel | 384 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 80 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $399,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $995,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 3,600 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $330,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $500,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 585 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 216 |
| Median year built | 1979.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 19 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 8 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 87.96 per 1,000 active · base 216 active |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 32.41 per 1,000 active · base 216 active |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 55 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 25.46 per 100 active · base 216 active |
| Airworthiness directives | 11 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | ok |
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 | 3.3 of 10 · class median 19.96 · 22 models in class |
| Severity | 3.3 of 10 · class median 25 |
| Access | 7.4 of 10 · class median 4,640 |
| Support | 9.1 of 10 · class median 51 |
| Liquidity | 5.7 of 10 · class median 24.79 |