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N438AA

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-83(MD-83) · 1987 · Valid

N438AA is a MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-83(MD-83) (year 1987), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-07-12. Owner type: entity. No NTSB accident or incident matches this tail in our snapshot. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database.

Snapshot date: 2026-07-12 · Source: registry.faa.gov

Registration

Status
Valid
Serial number
49456
Issued
—
Expires
—
Type aircraft
Fixed wing single-engine
State
DE

Registered owner

FRONTERA FLIGHT HOLDING INC

DOVER, DE

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database. Entity owners are shown without redaction; individual owners are redacted by default.

Ownership timeline
  • CurrentFRONTERA FLIGHT HOLDING INCsince —
  • Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history(0 matches)

No NTSB CAROL record matches N438AA in our snapshot. The official NTSB search may show later filings. Open NTSB CAROL.

Applicable Airworthiness Directives(0 on the make-model list)

AD applicability depends on serial range, engine, and propeller. Use the FAA AD library or your A&P mechanic for a definitive applicability list for N438AA.

Type certificate

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-83(MD-83) is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the MCDONNELL DOUGLAS family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.

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