N649HA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 8, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 cancelled August 8, 2013
- Serial number
- 47715
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- 1976
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- April 26, 2005
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Kansas City, KS - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 cancelled January 9, 1980
- Serial number
- 47712
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Venezuela
- Certificate issued
- April 8, 1976
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Hawaiian Airlines INC (Corporation)
Honolulu, HI - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N649HA
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · serial 47715
The first officer's delayed and misjudged landing flare resulting in a tail strike and hard landing. Contributing factors were his relative inexperience flying the type of airplane, and the captain's and the first officer's failure to adhere to required company procedures and Federal Aviation Regulations.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site