Light jet

N69BS

2001 IAI Astra SPX

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
138
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Honeywell TFE-731-SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dspa LLC (LLC)
Based
Baton Rouge, LA
2001 IAI Astra SPX
Representative photo of a IAI Astra SPX. Not a photo of N69BS.
Registration record

N69BS on the FAA register

Type
2001 IAI Astra SPX
Serial
138
Engines
2 × Honeywell TFE-731-SER
Registered owner
Dspa LLC
Baton Rouge, LA
Certificate issued
2023-01-31
Airworthiness date
2001-07-02
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A92887
Mode S (octal)
52224207
Seats (type)
14
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
2,800 nm
Cruise (type)
415 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N69BS to the current registrant.
  • 2001-07-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2000-05-10
    N69BS previously assigned to a Daher TBM 700 (s/n 10); cancelled.
Overview

About N69BS

N69BS is a 2001 IAI Astra SPX, serial number 138. The FAA register lists Dspa LLC as the registrant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 31, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Honeywell TFE-731-SER engines and 14 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 415 knots and a range of about 2,800 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated July 2, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N69BS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
415 kt
Range
2,800 nm
Power / thrust (each)
4250
Fuel burn
196 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-08-04 Accident · Spearfish, SD Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MIA98FA219
Reported aircraft: Socata TBM-700 — a different aircraft that carried the N69BS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while turning to base leg. Contributing factors were low ceilings, clouds, and the pilot's failure to adhere to both the published approach procedures and the published minimum decent altitude.

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.