N983K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech 65-A90 built in 1966. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 1, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Beech 65-A90 cancelled December 1, 2014
- Serial number
- LJ-169
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 1966
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- December 27, 2005
- Last FAA action
- February 10, 2009
- Last owner
- Shadow Aviation (Partnership)
Reno, NV - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N983K
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech 65-A90 · serial LJ-169
The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while maneuvering to avoid a flock of birds shortly after takeoff, resulting in the aircraft colliding with a wire. A factor in the accident was the pilot's fatigue after having worked everyday for the previous 3 weeks.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site