Light jet

N542WC

1990 IAI 1125 Westwind Astra

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1990
Serial
044
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Garrett TFE731 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hmv Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Elizabethton, TN
Registration record

N542WC on the FAA register

Type
1990 IAI 1125 Westwind Astra
Serial
044
Engines
2 × Garrett TFE731 series
Registered owner
Hmv Aviation LLC
Elizabethton, TN
Certificate issued
2017-08-16
Airworthiness date
1990-08-26
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A6E151
Mode S (octal)
51560521
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
3,104 nm
Cruise (type)
397 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N542WC.
  • 1990-08-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N542WC

N542WC is a 1990 IAI 1125 Westwind Astra, serial number 044. The FAA register lists Hmv Aviation LLC as the registrant in Elizabethton, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 16, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Garrett TFE731 series engines and 9 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 397 knots and a range of about 3,104 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated August 26, 1990.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N542WC.

Cruise
397 kt
Range
3,104 nm
Power / thrust (each)
3700
Takeoff over 50 ft
5,400 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,450 ft
Fuel burn
225 gph

Published figures for the IAI 1125 Westwind Astra type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N542WC.

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.