Midsize jet

N159NS

2020 Embraer Legacy 450

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
55010062
Class
Midsize jet
Engines
2 × Honeywell AS907-3-1E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Norfolk Southern Railway Co (Corporation)
Based
Atlanta, GA
Registration record

N159NS on the FAA register

Type
2020 Embraer Legacy 450 (FAA: Embraer EMB-545)
Serial
55010062
Engines
2 × Honeywell AS907-3-1E
Registered owner
Norfolk Southern Railway Co
Atlanta, GA
Certificate issued
2020-04-30
Airworthiness date
2020-03-27
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0ECDB
Mode S (octal)
50166333
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
3,000 nm
Cruise (type)
425 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-04-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N159NS.
  • 2020-03-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N159NS

N159NS is a 2020 Embraer Legacy 450 (FAA model EMB-545), serial number 55010062. The FAA register lists Norfolk Southern Railway Co as the registrant in Atlanta, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 30, 2020 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a midsize jet, two Honeywell AS907-3-1E engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 425 knots and a range of about 3,000 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated March 27, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N159NS.

Cruise
425 kt
Range
3,000 nm
Power / thrust (each)
7987
Fuel burn
270 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N159NS.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.