Light jet

N455RC

1998 IAI Astra SPX

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
096
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Honeywell TFE-731-SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wilmington, DE
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1998 IAI Astra SPX
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Registration record

N455RC on the FAA register

Type
1998 IAI Astra SPX
Serial
096
Engines
2 × Honeywell TFE-731-SER
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2026-02-27
Airworthiness date
2020-08-12
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A58629
Mode S (octal)
51303051
Seats (type)
14
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
2,800 nm
Cruise (type)
415 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N455RC to the current registrant.
  • 2020-08-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2018-01-24
    N455RC previously assigned to a Homebuilt Van RV-6 (s/n 455); cancelled.
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
Overview

About N455RC

N455RC is a 1998 IAI Astra SPX, serial number 096. It is registered to an individual in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 27, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Honeywell TFE-731-SER engines and 14 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 415 knots and a range of about 2,800 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated August 12, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N455RC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
415 kt
Range
2,800 nm
Power / thrust (each)
4250
Fuel burn
196 gph

Published figures for the IAI Astra SPX type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2009-10-05 Accident · Magnolia, NC Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ERA10LA007
Reported aircraft: Case Richard L Van RV-6 — a different aircraft that carried the N455RC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meterological conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight evaluation of the weather.

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.