light jet

N778K2007 Beechcraft 390 (certified family)

Premier 390 reference based on a Premier IA example

Registration record

N778K on the FAA register

Type: 2007 Beechcraft 390 (certified family)
Serial: RB-206
Engines: 2 × Williams International FJ44-2A
Registered owner: Gator Aviation LLC, Indianapolis, IN, US
Certificate issued: 2022-02-05
Airworthiness date: 2007-10-25
Registration expires: 2029-02-28
Mode S (hex): AA87A0
Status: Current as of October 2026
Seats: 6
Rough value range: $1.70M to $3.80M

From Radar's listing-based estimates for business jets of similar engine thrust and age.

Overview

N778K is a 2007 Beechcraft 390 (certified family) light jet, serial number RB-206. It is registered to Gator Aviation LLC.

Registry record

The FAA identifies the manufacturer as HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP and the certified model as 390. The listed type certificates are FAA A00010WI / EASA IM.A.073. Its recorded airworthiness date is October 25, 2007. The certificate of registration was issued on February 5, 2022. A different aircraft, a Waco GXE, previously carried N778K; that registration was cancelled on August 26, 1932.

Type specifications

The published type specifications list 2 Williams International FJ44-2A engines, each rated at 2300 lbf. They list a maximum of 6 passengers, Mach 0.8 and a ceiling of 41000 feet. These certified-family figures do not establish this aircraft's installed engines or seating configuration.

Representative Premier IA cabin with a four-seat club and two aft forward-facing chairs. This is an illustration, not a photograph of this tail.

Registry history

1932-08-26
Earlier use of the number: N778K was assigned to another aircraft, a Waco GXE. That registration was cancelled on this date.
2007-10-25
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
2022-02-05
Certificate of registration issued as N778K.

The type's specs, cabin and price by year: Beechcraft 390 (certified family).