Light jet

N718NP

2001 IAI Astra SPX

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
135
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Honeywell TFE731-40R
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Thurston Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Chicago, IL
2001 IAI Astra SPX
Representative photo of a IAI Astra SPX. Not a photo of N718NP.
Registration record

N718NP on the FAA register

Type
2001 IAI Astra SPX
Serial
135
Engines
2 × Honeywell TFE731-40R
Registered owner
Thurston Aviation LLC
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2026-07-28
Airworthiness date
2023-09-07
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A99AFF
Mode S (octal)
52315377
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

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N718NP.
  • 2023-09-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2001
    Manufactured (2001).
Overview

About N718NP

N718NP is a 2001 IAI Astra SPX, serial number 135. The FAA register lists Thurston Aviation LLC as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 28, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Honeywell TFE731-40R 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 (normal), dated September 7, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N718NP.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N718NP.

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.