FAA aircraft registration
N850NA
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS FA-18A · — · Valid
N850NA is a MCDONNELL DOUGLAS FA-18A (year —), 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
- 161703
- Issued
- —
- Expires
- —
- Type aircraft
- Fixed wing single-engine
- State
- CA
Registered owner
NASA NEIL A ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER
EDWARDS, CA
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database. Entity owners are shown without redaction; individual owners are redacted by default.
Ownership timeline
- CurrentNASA NEIL A ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTERsince —
- 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 N850NA 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 N850NA.
Type certificate
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS FA-18A 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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Sources
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database — accessed 2026-07-12
- FAA N-Number Inquiry — accessed 2026-07-12
- NTSB CAROL accident database — accessed 2026-07-12
- FAA Airworthiness Directives library — accessed 2026-07-12