Twin turboprop

N649KA

1989 Fairchild Metro III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
AC-649
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-11U
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kolob Canyons Air Services Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N649KA on the FAA register

Type
1989 Fairchild Metro III (FAA: Fairchild SA227-AC)
Serial
AC-649
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-11U
Registered owner
Kolob Canyons Air Services Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2011-09-21
Airworthiness date
2011-05-05
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A8878C
Mode S (octal)
52103614
Seats (type)
12
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,827 nm
Cruise (type)
248 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-09-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N649KA.
  • 2011-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N649KA

N649KA is a 1989 Fairchild Metro III (FAA model SA227-AC), serial number AC-649. The FAA register lists Kolob Canyons Air Services Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 21, 2011 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Honeywell TPE331-11U engines and 12 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 248 knots and a range of about 1,827 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 5, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N649KA.

Cruise
248 kt
Range
1,827 nm
Power / thrust (each)
1000
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,495 ft
Fuel burn
92 gph

Published figures for the Fairchild Metro III 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 N649KA.

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.