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N883GA1988 Douglas DC-9-83

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched68 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Sep 30, 2032
Based in
Miami, FL
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2025
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
68
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Falcon Commercial Aviation LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Miami, FL
Certificate issued
Sep 8, 2025
Expires
Sep 30, 2032
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Dec 22, 2006

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Douglas
Model
DC-9-83
Year
1988
Serial number
49710
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
85
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
20,000 and over lb
Mode S code
AC2991

Engine

Make and model
P & W Jt8d-219
Type
Turbo-fan
Power
21,000 lb thrust

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2025 – nowFalcon Commercial Aviation LLCMiami, FL · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (68)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorOct 5, 2017

    ACRID FUMES IN CABIN DURING CLIMB.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · ballast · smokeAug 19, 2017

    OVERHEAD LIGHT FLICKERED & SMOKE CAME FROM IT. R & R THE BALLAST AND ASSOCIATED HARNESS FOR UPPER SIDEWALL LIGHTS.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · rib · crackedJun 30, 2017

    RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE RIB HAS A CRACK INBOARD OF SLAT TRACK NR 9 BETWEEN XFS 151.125 - 145. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIB IAW SRM 57-06B, FIG 18.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Fuselage · skin · corrodedJun 6, 2017

    LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER CORRODED. REPLACED THE SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-04, FIG 12C.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Stabilizers · fairing · crackedJun 3, 2017

    LEFT OUTBOARD ELEVATOR TAB FAIRING HAS A CRACK AT FASTNER HOLE. WELDED PERMANENT REPAIR TO THE LT OTBD ELEVATOR TAB FAIRING IAW SPEC 9908.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · intercostal · corrodedMay 30, 2017

    INTERCOSTAL CORRODED ON INBD SIDE, AROUND FASTNER. REPAIRED THE INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 2.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Nacelles and pylons · gusset · crackedMay 30, 2017

    RIGHT NOSE COWL INTERNAL UPPER GUSSET CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE GUSSETT IAW CMM 71-10-1H.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · bracket · crackedMay 30, 2017

    CENTER FUEL TANK FUEL LINE BRACKET CRACKED. FABRICATED REPLACEMENT CENTER FUEL TANK FUEL LINE BRACKET IAW SRM 51-10-4.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Wings · doubler · crackedMay 28, 2017

    LEFT WING FIXED LEADING EDGE RIB CONTROL CABLE FAIRLEAD DOUBLER IS CRACKED AT XOS 206. REPAIRED LT WING FIXED LE RIB CONTROL CABLE FAIRLEAD DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-06B, FIG 17.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · longeron · crackedMay 28, 2017

    LONGERON 2L IS CRACKED AT BS 547. REPAIRED THE LONGERON IAW SRM 53-02, FIG 18, SHT 1.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Showing the 10 most recent of 68 reports.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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