Twin turboprop

N169CA

1986 Dornier DO-228-202

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1986
Serial
8088
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Arizona State University (Government)
Based
Hilo, HI
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Registration record

N169CA on the FAA register

Type
1986 Dornier DO-228-202
Serial
8088
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-SER
Registered owner
Arizona State University
Hilo, HI
Certificate issued
2019-07-16
Airworthiness date
2015-01-30
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A11350
Mode S (octal)
50211520
Seats (type)
19
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-07-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N169CA to the current registrant.
  • 2015-01-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2008-02-29
    N169CA previously assigned to a Piper Meridian / M500 (s/n 4697300); cancelled.
  • 1986
    Manufactured (1986).
Overview

About N169CA

N169CA is a 1986 Dornier DO-228-202, serial number 8088. The FAA register lists Arizona State University as the registrant in Hilo, Hawaii. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 16, 2019 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Honeywell TPE331-SER engines and 19 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 30, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N169CA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-01-18 Accident · San Antonio, TX Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DFW08FA057
Reported aircraft: Piper PA46-500TP — a different aircraft that carried the N169CA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to execute an instrument approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to recent use of over-the-counter medication.

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.