Single-engine piston

N8889R

1965 Downer 14-19-3A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
4251
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Harlingen, TX
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Registration record

N8889R on the FAA register

Type
1965 Downer 14-19-3A
Serial
4251
Engines
Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Harlingen, TX
Certificate issued
2017-03-23
Airworthiness date
1965-06-16
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC3F30
Mode S (octal)
53037460
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-03-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N8889R.
  • 1965-06-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8889R

N8889R is a 1965 Downer 14-19-3A, serial number 4251. It is registered to an individual in Harlingen, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 23, 2017 and expires on March 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-470 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 16, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8889R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-01-17 Accident · Torrance Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0201
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 14-19 — a different aircraft that carried the N8889R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LDG GR-COLLAPSED FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE.

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.