The Beech 1900C turbo-prop airplane involved in the fatal crash in North Carolina, has its origins in the 1930s, when the US firm Beech Aircraft Corporation was founded by Walter and Olive Ann Beech.

September 7, 2008 — On May 2, 2008, the ill-fated flight, Beechcraft 1900C with a Kenyan registration, 5Y-FLX, departed the town of Wau in South Sudan for its capital of Juba with a quick stop in ...

Jan. 8 -- Beech 1900D twin-engine turboprop airplanes of the type that crashed in North Carolina today are souped-up versions of a "tried-and-true" commuter and corporate plane design, ABCNEWS ...

Two Raytheon-hired contract pilots and a potential buyer were killed when their Beech 1900C on a sales demo flight crashed December 9 in mountainous terrai ...

The US National Transportation Safety Board is reporting that “power loss in both engines” preceded the crash of a chartered Beech 1900C that crashed on Friday, killing both pilots and all 18 ...

Hartzell Propeller has added four-blade structural composite propellers for Beechcraft 1900C and 1900D turboprop aircraft to its product lineup. The propellers were offered as standard equipment on ...

Raytheon Airline Aviation Services has leased a 1900C turboprop transport to startup Canadian freight carrier Globemaster Air Cargo Ltd. The twin-engine aircraft is configured for all-cargo operations ...