Twin turboprop

N2290J

Homebuilt C-27A Spartan

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
90-0174
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Russell Military Museum (Corporation)
Based
Zion, IL
Registration record

N2290J on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt C-27A Spartan
Serial
90-0174
Engines
2
Registered owner
Russell Military Museum
Zion, IL
Certificate issued
2019-02-07
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A204D1
Mode S (octal)
50402321
Seats (type)
49
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-02-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N2290J to the current registrant.
  • 1994-12-13
    N2290J previously assigned to a Bell 412SP (s/n 36092); cancelled.
Overview

About N2290J

N2290J is a Homebuilt C-27A Spartan, serial number 90-0174. The FAA register lists Russell Military Museum as the registrant in Zion, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 7, 2019 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop and 49 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2290J. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-08-09 Accident · Yomitan,Okinawa, 81 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 6 0049
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N2290J registration before this airframe.
1967-12-20 Accident · Buckner B Okinawa, 76 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 6 0124
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N2290J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AWA.

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.