light jet
N954DS1998 Beech 400A (certified family)

Registration record
N954DS on the FAA register
- Type
- 1998 Beech 400A (certified family)
- Serial
- RK-200
- Engines
- 2 × P&W Canada JT15D 5 SER
- Registered owner
- Dubose Strapping Inc, Clinton, NC, US
- Certificate issued
- 2023-08-02
- Airworthiness date
- 2001-05-09
- Registration expires
- 2030-08-31
- Mode S (hex)
- AD43DF
- Status
- Current as of October 2026
- Rough value range
- $1.00M to $2.30M
From Radar's listing-based estimates for business jets of similar engine thrust and age.
Overview
N954DS is a Beech 400A (certified family) built in 1998, serial number RK-200. The FAA records the ownership type as corporation. The named registrant is Dubose Strapping Inc. Fractional ownership is not specified in the supplied FAA record.
Registry facts
The FAA records the manufacturer as RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY and the model as 400A. The type certificate listed for this record is FAA A16SW (Beech 400A). Its recorded airworthiness date is May 9, 2001. The certificate of registration was issued on August 2, 2023.
Type reference
The aircraft's category is light jet. The certified family does not establish a marketed variant or installed cabin completion. The supplied type specifications list 2 P&W Canada JT15D 5 SER engines, rated at 2900 lbf each. These type-level engine entries do not verify the engines installed on this airframe.

Data: Radar, FAA aircraft registry file of 2026-10-09.
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