Twin turboprop

N654AR

1994 Swearingen/Fairchild Metro 23

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1994
Serial
DC868B
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Garrett TPE331-12UHR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mcneely Charter Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
West Memphis, AR
Registration record

N654AR on the FAA register

Type
1994 Swearingen/Fairchild Metro 23 (FAA: Fairchild SA227-DC)
Serial
DC868B
Engines
2 × Garrett TPE331-12UHR
Registered owner
Mcneely Charter Service Inc
West Memphis, AR
Certificate issued
2015-07-16
Airworthiness date
2011-10-05
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
A89BA6
Mode S (octal)
52115646
Seats (type)
25
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-07-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N654AR.
  • 2011-10-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
  • 1994
    Manufactured (1994).
Overview

About N654AR

N654AR is a 1994 Swearingen/Fairchild Metro 23 (FAA model SA227-DC), serial number DC868B. The FAA register lists Mcneely Charter Service Inc as the registrant in West Memphis, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 16, 2015 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Garrett TPE331-12UHR engines and 25 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (commuter), dated October 5, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N654AR.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N654AR.

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.