Airliner

N291EA

1991 McDonnell Douglas MD-87

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
53039
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × P & W JT8D-219
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Corsair Two LLC (LLC)
Based
Hillsboro, OR
1991 McDonnell Douglas MD-87
Representative photo of a McDonnell Douglas MD-87. Not a photo of N291EA.
Registration record

N291EA on the FAA register

Type
1991 McDonnell Douglas MD-87 (FAA: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-87)
Serial
53039
Engines
2 × P & W JT8D-219
Registered owner
Corsair Two LLC
Hillsboro, OR
Certificate issued
2011-05-18
Airworthiness date
2023-05-03
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A2F996
Mode S (octal)
50574626
Seats (type)
172
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
2,050 nm
Cruise (type)
438 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 2011-05-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N291EA to the current registrant.
  • 1991-11-04
    N291EA previously assigned to a Cessna T303 / 303 Crusader (s/n T30300291); cancelled.
  • 1988-09-07
    N291EA previously assigned to a Airbus A300 B2K-3C (s/n 049); cancelled.
Overview

About N291EA

N291EA is a 1991 McDonnell Douglas MD-87 (FAA model DC-9-87), serial number 53039. The FAA register lists Corsair Two LLC as the registrant in Hillsboro, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 18, 2011 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two P & W JT8D-219 engines and 172 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 438 knots and a range of about 2,050 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is multiple category, dated May 3, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N291EA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
438 kt
Range
2,050 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
7,300 ft
Fuel burn
41 gph

Published figures for the McDonnell Douglas MD-87 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-06-02 Incident · Charleston,Sc, 40 Damage: None NTSB · 4 0031
Reported aircraft: Airbus A300 — a different aircraft that carried the N291EA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: REA OF SHOWERS & TSTMS.

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.