GUARDIAN FLIGHT LLC· ICAO24 a9da1b· last seen 10h ago

N734CB is a Beech King Air 90, a twin-engine turboprop operated by GUARDIAN FLIGHT LLC. SkyMeter has tracked 1,118 flights totalling 2,825 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is KSLC to KLND. Service window in our records spans 402 days. Of those flights, 174 (15.6%) carry at least one detected incident — go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Beech King Air 90 has a 50 ft wingspan, a maximum takeoff weight of 10,485 lb.

About the Beech King Air 90

The Beechcraft King Air C90 series represents one of the most successful light twin turboprops ever built, with continuous production spanning from 1971 through 2021 across multiple variants. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21 engines (later models upgraded to PT6A-135A), the C90 carved out a unique niche between smaller piston twins and larger cabin-class turboprops, offering genuine turbine reliability and pressurization in a compact airframe that could operate from shorter runways than its King Air 200 and 300 siblings. The type became the backbone of air ambulance fleets, corporate shuttles, and regional cargo operations precisely because it balanced operating economics with the ability to carry six to eight passengers in pressurized comfort at altitudes up to 30,000 feet.

Its rugged landing gear and docile handling made it popular for operations into unimproved strips across Alaska, the Australian outback, and remote island chains. The C90's longevity is remarkable: Beechcraft delivered over 1,300 airframes across five decades, with later variants like the C90GTx incorporating glass cockpits and autothrottle while retaining the original's proven wing and empennage design. The type remains a workhorse in medical evacuation roles, where its combination of speed (cruise around 226 knots), range (roughly 1,000 nautical miles with reserves), and cabin access for stretcher loading proved ideal.

SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.

FLIGHTS
1,118
all time
FLOWN HOURS
2,825
tracked time
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AIRPORTS VISITED
42
unique
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CALLSIGNS
1
132 routes
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SERVICE PERIOD
05/27/2025 → 07/03/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
15.6%
174 flagged

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Flight numbers

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Aircraft specifications

Beech King Air 90

Engines
Twin Turboprop
Vref (approach)
100 kt
Vmo
302 kt
MTOW
10,485 lb
Wingspan
50 ft
Length
36 ft
Wake category
Light

Recent flights

Newest 50 operations of N734CB

50
06/16/2026
16h 15m
△ Unstable
06/11/2026
17h 23m
△ Unstable
06/08/2026
1h 14m
△ Unstable
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