Twin turboprop

N492BA

1997 Dehavilland DHC-8-202

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
492
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Berry Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
San Marcos, TX
Registration record

N492BA on the FAA register

Type
1997 Dehavilland DHC-8-202
Serial
492
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123D
Registered owner
Berry Aviation Inc
San Marcos, TX
Certificate issued
2023-02-24
Airworthiness date
2024-06-12
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A617A0
Mode S (octal)
51413640
Seats (type)
40
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2023-02-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N492BA to the current registrant.
  • 2005-07-14
    N492BA previously assigned to a Cessna Citation III / Citation VII (s/n 650-0142); cancelled.
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N492BA

N492BA is a 1997 Dehavilland DHC-8-202, serial number 492. The FAA register lists Berry Aviation Inc as the registrant in San Marcos, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 24, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123D engines and 40 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated June 12, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N492BA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N492BA.

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.