Twin turboprop

N228SD

1991 Dornier Luftfahrt DO 228-212

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
8200
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-10
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (Corporation)
Based
San Diego, CA
Registration record

N228SD on the FAA register

Type
1991 Dornier Luftfahrt DO 228-212
Serial
8200
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-10
Registered owner
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc
San Diego, CA
Certificate issued
2025-03-27
Airworthiness date
2026-08-06
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A2004D
Mode S (octal)
50400115
Seats (type)
20
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2025-03-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N228SD to the current registrant.
  • 2018-03-22
    N228SD previously assigned to a Bell UH-1H (s/n 71-20318); cancelled.
  • 1991
    Manufactured (1991).
Overview

About N228SD

N228SD is a 1991 Dornier Luftfahrt DO 228-212, serial number 8200. The FAA register lists General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc as the registrant in San Diego, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 27, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Honeywell TPE331-10 engines and 20 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated August 6, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N228SD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N228SD.

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.