Light jet

N917SM

1998 IAI Astra SPX

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
099
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Alliedsign TFE731 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aircraft Fidelity Corporation Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Dover, DE
1998 IAI Astra SPX
Representative photo of a IAI Astra SPX. Not a photo of N917SM.
Registration record

N917SM on the FAA register

Type
1998 IAI Astra SPX
Serial
099
Engines
2 × Alliedsign TFE731 series
Registered owner
Aircraft Fidelity Corporation Trustee
Dover, DE
Certificate issued
2025-02-26
Airworthiness date
2005-02-05
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
ACB248
Mode S (octal)
53131110
Seats (type)
14
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
2,800 nm
Cruise (type)
415 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N917SM.
  • 2005-02-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
Overview

About N917SM

N917SM is a 1998 IAI Astra SPX, serial number 099. The FAA register lists Aircraft Fidelity Corporation Trustee as the registrant in Dover, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 26, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Alliedsign TFE731 series engines and 14 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 415 knots and a range of about 2,800 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated February 5, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N917SM.

Cruise
415 kt
Range
2,800 nm
Power / thrust (each)
4250
Fuel burn
196 gph

Published figures for the IAI Astra SPX 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 N917SM.

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.