Beech 1900/C-12j (B190)
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ICAO B190 Small+

Beech 1900/C-12j

Twin Turboprop· 143 globally registered

The BEECH Beech 1900/C-12J (B190) is a BEECH 2-engine turboprop aircraft classified as medium wake category. Typical approach speed (Vref) is around 121 knots; operating envelope 7,765 kg MTOW. SkyMeter has observed 5,226 flights operated by this type across 236 airframes and 52 carriers. The largest observed operator is ALPINE AVIATION INC (AIP).

ACTIVE AIRFRAMES
236
last 90 days
🏢
OPERATORS
52
unique airlines
📊
FLIGHTS
5,226
tracked
AVG DURATION
1h 11m
per flight
INCIDENT RATE
24.4%
1,274 flagged

Performance

Speed envelope & approach

Vref
121 kt
Vref range
109–121 kt
Vmo
Mmo
Approach category
B

Dimensions

Airframe geometry

Wingspan
58 ft
Length
58 ft
Tail height
15 ft
Wheelbase
24 ft
Gear width
19 ft
Wake category
Medium

Weight & identification

Operating limits

MTOW
17,120 lb
MALW
16,000 lb
Manufacturer model
Beech 1900/C-12J
FAA designator
B190
Registered
143

Top operators

By fleet size · last 90 days

30
ALPINE AVIATION INC 43 aircraft
843 flights
Pacific Coastal Airlines Limited 7 aircraft
485 flights
UAS TRANSERVICES INC 17 aircraft
377 flights
ALASKA CENTRAL EXPRESS INC 10 aircraft
319 flights
Propair Inc. 5 aircraft
266 flights
Wasaya Airways Limited Partnership, by its general partner, Wasa 6 aircraft
240 flights
NORTHERN THUNDERBIRD AIR INC., Central Mountain Air Ltd 6 aircraft
182 flights
TAILWIND INVESTMENTS LLC 7 aircraft
165 flights
PLANEMASTERS LTD 4 aircraft
144 flights
Sunwest Aviation Ltd. 5 aircraft
132 flights
Central Mountain Air Ltd, NORTHERN THUNDERBIRD AIR INC. 5 aircraft
110 flights
SUBURBAN AIR FREIGHT INC 4 aircraft
91 flights
PACIFIC COASTAL AIRLINES LIMITED 1 aircraft
87 flights
650584 Alberta Inc (Latitude Air Ambulance) 3 aircraft
73 flights
Transwest Air Limited Partnership, By Its General Partner Transw 4 aircraft
72 flights
North Cariboo Flying Service Ltd 4 aircraft
69 flights
PENJET PTY LTD 3 aircraft
64 flights
PAL Aerospace Ltd (Provincial Aerospace) 1 aircraft
60 flights
AMERIFLIGHT LLC 4 aircraft
53 flights
Sky Jet M.G. Inc. 3 aircraft
53 flights
MARVIN LUMBER AND CEDAR CO 2 aircraft
53 flights
Exploits Valley Air Services Ltd. 4 aircraft
52 flights
Chrono Aviation inc. 2 aircraft
48 flights
North-Wright Airways Ltd. 4 aircraft
45 flights
Panorama Fixed Wings Ltd. 2 aircraft
41 flights
ELECTRIC BOAT CORP 2 aircraft
33 flights
W M K Holdings Ltd (McMurray Aviation) 1 aircraft
33 flights
Sky Jet M.G. Inc., Air Liaison Inc. 1 aircraft
31 flights
USAC AIRWAYS 693 LLC 1 aircraft
26 flights
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN AIR LTD 1 aircraft
25 flights

Safety profile

Flagged flights · last 90 days

Family

Related variants

0

No related variants.

Recent incidents

Flagged flights of B190

20
06/03/2026
33m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
23m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
39m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
33m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
44m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
54m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 27m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 21m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 16m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 3m
△ Unstable

Recent flights

Real flights of B190 · airborne ≥ 20 min

30
06/03/2026
23m
No alerts
06/03/2026
24m
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06/03/2026
28m
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06/03/2026
28m
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28m
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06/03/2026
33m
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06/03/2026
34m
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06/03/2026
33m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
38m
No alerts
06/03/2026
45m
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06/03/2026
29m
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53m
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06/03/2026
42m
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06/03/2026
33m
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06/03/2026
1h 0m
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06/03/2026
28m
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34m
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06/03/2026
1h 11m
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06/03/2026
1h 11m
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06/03/2026
59m
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06/03/2026
40m
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06/03/2026
24m
No alerts
06/03/2026
23m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
39m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 14m
No alerts
06/03/2026
57m
No alerts
06/03/2026
43m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 4m
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06/03/2026
1h 38m
No alerts
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