Beechcraft King Air 200 / B200
8 models built 1974–present · 627 on the US register today
The Super King Air 200 and B200, in production since 1974 and the most numerous business turboprop ever built: a T-tailed King Air with 850 shp PT6A-41s (B200: PT6A-42s from 1981, B200GT: PT6A-52s from 2008), a 35,000-foot ceiling and a pressurised cabin for nine. The C-suffix models have a cargo door and the T-suffix models wingtip tanks for survey work; the B200GT was sold as the King Air 250 and 260. All on type certificate A24CE together with the 300 series.
The variants
| MODEL | YEARS | ACTIVE | TAILFAX SCORE | WHAT CHANGED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | 1974–1981 | 234 | 31.2/50 | The original Super King Air, 1974 |
| 200C | 1974–1981 | 7 | — | Cargo door |
| 200T | 1974–1981 | 8 | — | Wingtip tanks, survey modifications |
| B200 | 1981–present | 283 | 33.2/50 | PT6A-42 engines, 1981 on |
| B200C | 1981–present | 16 | — | Cargo door |
| B200CT | 1981–present | 0 | — | Cargo door and wingtip tanks |
| B200T | 1981–present | 0 | — | Wingtip tanks, survey modifications |
| B200GT | 2014–present | 79 | — | PT6A-52 engines; sold as King Air 250 and 260 |
Family fleet, active
627
FAA registry
NTSB events / 1,000, 10 yrs
35.1
22 events over 627 active aircraft, pooled across the family
Successor
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · scores Sep 30