Light jet

N16981

1999 Embraer EMB-145LR

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
145208
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Allison AE 3007A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Delux Public Charter LLC (LLC)
Based
Dallas, TX
Registration record

N16981 on the FAA register

Type
1999 Embraer EMB-145LR
Serial
145208
Engines
2 × Allison AE 3007A
Registered owner
Delux Public Charter LLC
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2022-09-13
Airworthiness date
1999-12-19
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A116A7
Mode S (octal)
50213247
Seats (type)
55
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,550 nm
Cruise (type)
447 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-09-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N16981 to the current registrant.
  • 1999-12-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1988-09-22
    N16981 previously assigned to a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III (s/n 2347); cancelled.
Overview

About N16981

N16981 is a 1999 Embraer EMB-145LR, serial number 145208. The FAA register lists Delux Public Charter LLC as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 13, 2022 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Allison AE 3007A engines and 55 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 447 knots and a range of about 1,550 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 19, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N16981. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
447 kt
Range
1,550 nm
Fuel burn
42 gph

Published figures for the Embraer EMB-145LR type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-07-24 Accident · Dallas, TX Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW84FA321
Reported aircraft: Bell 206B — a different aircraft that carried the N16981 registration before this airframe.

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.