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N891DS

N891DS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Boeing 737-800A. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 23, 2026 when the aircraft was exported to Germany. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N891DS is reserved by a private party since March 23, 2026. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Boeing 737-800A cancelled March 23, 2026

Serial number
67828
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Germany
Certificate issued
December 15, 2023
Last FAA action
December 15, 2023
Last owner
Boeing CO (Corporation)
Renton, WA
Airworthiness
None on file

Stearns Dick R LONGSTER cancelled September 24, 2013

Serial number
1
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1991
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 7, 1991
Last FAA action
November 29, 1994
Last owner
Stearns Dick R (Individual)
Frewsburg, NY
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N891DS

NYC91DFJ01Accident on July 1, 1991 at Mayville, NY: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Sterns STERNS LONGSTER · serial 1

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND SPIN AT A LOW ALTITUDE. ALSO CAUSAL TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF EXPERIENCE OF THE PILOT IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE.

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