Tail record, Beechcraft Premier I, United States register
A lightly flown Premier I: flown less than three quarters of its type.
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Flown less often than 95% of Premier Is, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
14
in the twelve months, about 1 a month
Busiest Premier Is
207th
of 218 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈19
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Premier I
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N85PL stayed within or below the middle half of the fleet in every month. Its busiest month was September 2025, with 6 flights.
Its busiest month was September 2025, with 6 flights. It did not fly in January 2026. The record has 5 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 3 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
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Each measure against all 218 tracked Premier Is. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N85PL.
Chapter 4
Gentler than its type
How hard has it been used?
Light use spends maintenance intervals slowly, but long spells parked bring their own wear: seals, corrosion and preservation. Worth asking how it was stored.
Flights a monthLead measure. 5th percentile
2.2middle Premier I 4.6
Days flown a month10th percentile
1.9 dmiddle Premier I 3.3 d
Estimated hours a year8th percentile
≈30 hrmiddle Premier I ≈67 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Premier Is; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Premier I, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N85PL sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
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Hours per landing, middle Premier I: 1.2 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N85PL sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Salt air, middle Premier I: 1%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
N85PL sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Short runways, middle Premier I: 3%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
N85PL sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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All four chapters, every flight since January 2025 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.
Page one
Every chapter has this table, with a note on any assumption behind it.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “N85PL: how this Beechcraft Premier I is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n85pl
About 19 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 14 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N85PL made 14 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 1 a month, and flew on about 2 days in each month it flew.
2 of its 14 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 15%, crossed a border.
It was last tracked in December 2025. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.
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