Airliner

N438AA

1987 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
49456
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × P & W JT9D series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Frontera Flight Holding Inc (Corporation)
Based
Dover, DE
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Registration record

N438AA on the FAA register

Type
1987 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)
Serial
49456
Engines
2 × P & W JT9D series
Registered owner
Frontera Flight Holding Inc
Dover, DE
Certificate issued
2019-01-10
Airworthiness date
1993-02-16
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A540D7
Mode S (octal)
51240327
Seats (type)
172
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-01-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N438AA.
  • 1993-02-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
Overview

About N438AA

N438AA is a 1987 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83), serial number 49456. The FAA register lists Frontera Flight Holding Inc as the registrant in Dover, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 10, 2019 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two P & W JT9D series engines and 172 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated February 16, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N438AA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N438AA.

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.