Single-engine turboprop

N889KT

1992 Shorts Tucano MK1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1992
Serial
T125
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Garrett TPE331-12B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Falcon Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Boulder, CO
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Registration record

N889KT on the FAA register

Type
1992 Shorts Tucano MK1 (FAA: Short Brothers Plc S312 TUCANO T MK1)
Serial
T125
Engines
Garrett TPE331-12B
Registered owner
Falcon Air Inc
Boulder, CO
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2020-11-10
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AC4037
Mode S (octal)
53040067
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2020-11-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1993-01-25
    N889KT previously assigned to a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters (s/n 1158); cancelled.
  • 1992
    Manufactured (1992).
Overview

About N889KT

N889KT is a 1992 Shorts Tucano MK1 (FAA model S312 TUCANO T MK1), serial number T125. The FAA register lists Falcon Air Inc as the registrant in Boulder, Colorado.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Garrett TPE331-12B engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated November 10, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N889KT. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-01-01 Accident · Lodi, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX92LA076
Reported aircraft: Robinson R-22B — a different aircraft that carried the N889KT registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL AND DELAY IN FLARING THE HELICOPTER FOR AN AUTOROTATIVE TOUCHDOWN. CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND THE SOFT TERRAIN WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

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.