Aircraft model
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 400A
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The Beechjet 400A began life as the Mitsubishi Diamond II and was bought by Beech in 1985, which is why it looks like nothing else in the Beechcraft line. It is a light jet with a wide, square cabin for its class, cruising at 450 knots with 1,500 nautical miles of range and carrying seven passengers. The US Air Force bought a large number as the T-1A Jayhawk trainer, which is why so many airframes exist. The 400A proper, with the Collins Pro Line 4 flight deck, was built from 1990; from 2003 the same aircraft was sold as the Hawker 400XP with a 200 lb higher gross weight, an optional ninth seat, thrust reversers and TCAS II as standard, and the registry records both under the 400A designation.
It is fast for a light jet and the cabin is genuinely roomier than a CitationJet's, but the range is short and the JT15D-5 engines are old-technology and thirsty — 160 gallons an hour to carry seven people 1,500 miles is poor by modern standards. Prices are among the lowest of any jet, which reflects the fuel burn, the age, and avionics that need substantial investment to remain legal in current airspace. Support is through Textron and remains adequate. It is a two-crew aeroplane in most operations. Anyone buying one should treat the purchase price as a small part of the five-year cost.
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What it is
| Seats | 9 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 2 |
| Engine | Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5 |
| Horsepower | — |
| Fuel | JetA |
| Certification basis | FAR25 |
| Production start | 1990 |
| Production end | 2003 |
| Endorsements required | multi-engine |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 450 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 1,500 nm |
| Service ceiling | 45,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 3,770 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 92 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 3,950 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 2,540 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 9 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 5,600 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 689 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 16,100 lb |
| Empty weight | 10,500 lb |
| Usable fuel | 733 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 160 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $695,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $1,650,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 3,500 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $400,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $700,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 390 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 216 |
| Median year built | 2000.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 6 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 27.781 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 02 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 63 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 29.173 |
| Airworthiness directives | 20 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | ok |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 216 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 216 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 216 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing multi-engine, turbo-fan, 2 engines, 7+ seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | 4 of 103 |
| Support | 5.9 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 5 of 105 |
- Accident record: class median 0 · 43 models in class.
- Severity: class median 0.
- Access: class median 9,850.
- Support: class median 197.
- Liquidity: class median 29.17.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.