Multi-engine piston

N89FA

Douglas C-54

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
27249
Class
Multi-engine piston
Engines
4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
South African Air Lease LLC (LLC)
Based
Clayton, MO
Registration record

N89FA on the FAA register

Type
Douglas C-54
Serial
27249
Engines
4
Registered owner
South African Air Lease LLC
Clayton, MO
Certificate issued
2012-03-13
Airworthiness date
1979-06-11
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AC4379
Mode S (octal)
53041571
Seats (type)
60
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-03-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N89FA.
  • 1979-06-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N89FA

N89FA is a Douglas C-54, serial number 27249. The FAA register lists South African Air Lease LLC as the registrant in Clayton, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 13, 2012 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a multi-engine piston and 60 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated June 11, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N89FA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N89FA.

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.