The Beechcraft 1900's design lineage began in 1949 with the Beechcraft Model 50 "Twin Bonanza", a 5 passenger, reciprocating engine utility aircraft designed for the U.S. Army.
Beechcraft Model 99 Airliner je bil 15-sedežni regionalec, ki je bil v proizvodnji od 1966 do 1975, in 1982 do 1986.