Airliner

N516AS

2008 Boeing 737-890

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
2008
Serial
39044
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wilmington Trust Co Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N516AS on the FAA register

Type
2008 Boeing 737-890
Serial
39044
Engines
2 × Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27
Registered owner
Wilmington Trust Co Trustee
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2022-02-14
Airworthiness date
2008-12-16
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A677CA
Mode S (octal)
51473712
Seats (type)
149
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-21
    Accident at Santa Ana, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2022-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N516AS.
  • 2008-12-24
    Incident at Seattle, WA.
  • 2008-12-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N516AS

N516AS is a 2008 Boeing 737-890, serial number 39044. The FAA register lists Wilmington Trust Co Trustee as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2022 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27 engines and 149 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 16, 2008.

N516AS has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-08-21 Accident · Santa Ana, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · DCA23FA417
Reported aircraft: Boeing 737-890
Probable cause: Maintenance personnel s excessive grinding of the left main landing gear s aft trunnion pin during machining, which imparted heat damage to the base metal and led to the fatigue cracking that caused the pin to fracture during landing.
2008-12-24 Incident · Seattle, WA NTSB · WPR09IA065
Reported aircraft: Boeing 737-890
Probable cause: The failure of the deicing crew to follow company procedures by not receiving confirmation from the flight crew before beginning to deice the airplane.

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.