Twin turboprop

N852DR

1994 Swearingen/Fairchild Metro 23

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1994
Serial
DC852B
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Garrett TPE331-12UHR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Career Aviation Company Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N852DR on the FAA register

Type
1994 Swearingen/Fairchild Metro 23 (FAA: Fairchild SA227-DC)
Serial
DC852B
Engines
2 × Garrett TPE331-12UHR
Registered owner
Career Aviation Company Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2017-12-14
Airworthiness date
2018-07-19
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
ABAF21
Mode S (octal)
52727441
Seats (type)
25
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-07-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
  • 2017-12-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N852DR.
  • 1994
    Manufactured (1994).
Overview

About N852DR

N852DR is a 1994 Swearingen/Fairchild Metro 23 (FAA model SA227-DC), serial number DC852B. The FAA register lists Career Aviation Company Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 14, 2017 and expires on December 31, 2027.

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 July 19, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N852DR.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N852DR.

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.