Twin turboprop

N838AF

1989 Fairchild Metro III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
AC738
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Uas Transervices Inc (Corporation)
Based
Boca Raton, FL
Registration record

N838AF on the FAA register

Type
1989 Fairchild Metro III (FAA: Fairchild SA227-AC)
Serial
AC738
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Uas Transervices Inc
Boca Raton, FL
Certificate issued
2014-02-05
Airworthiness date
2005-10-06
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB7618
Mode S (octal)
52673030
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

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-02-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N838AF.
  • 2005-10-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N838AF

N838AF is a 1989 Fairchild Metro III (FAA model SA227-AC), serial number AC738. The FAA register lists Uas Transervices Inc as the registrant in Boca Raton, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 5, 2014 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG 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 October 6, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N838AF.

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 N838AF.

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.