N8EC

This airframe, registered as N8EC, is a 2002-built Beechjet Beechjet 400A (Hawker 400XP family) with serial number RK-348. It is owned by ELY AVIATION LLC, an LLC based in Cartersville, GA, US, and carries a United States registration (US). The airframe reflects the later-production 400A configuration and is valued at $1,300,000, indicating a mature-market business jet with typical age-related maintenance and component life-cycle considerations. Operator activity is centered on the owner’s Cartersville, Georgia base, with registry status consistent with U.S. civil operations.

The cabin in this airframe is fitted in a typical seven-place executive layout (center club) with a forward galley and a belted aft lavatory, although the aircraft’s overall certification allows up to 10 seats. Avionics fit on this 400A example is the typical Collins Pro Line 4 suite, providing integrated flight management and cockpit systems consistent with regional business-jet operation. Typical missions for this configuration include short- to mid-range executive transport within the continental U.S., leveraging a cruise speed near 449 kts and a ferry/mission range of about 1,693 nm from its Cartersville base. Maintenance considerations for this specific airframe reflect its 2002 manufacture date and the JT15D-5 engine type, with lifecycle and component tracking important for continued commercial or owner-operator use.

The Beechjet 400A (Hawker 400XP family) occupies a light business-jet performance niche characterized by relatively high cruise speeds and 45,000 ft ceilings for its class. Manufactured originally by Raytheon Aircraft Company and later associated with Beechcraft / Hawker Beechcraft, examples like RK-348 are commonly traded among owner-operators and small charter operators. At a valuation near $1,300,000, market interest tends to focus on airframes with well-documented maintenance records, Pro Line 4 avionics fits, and engines with remaining life cycles, all factors that influence resale and operational desirability.