N521DS — 2012 Boeing Co 737-8FV

Aircraft record

Serial number

40611

Manufacturer

Boeing Co

Model

737-8FV

Year

2012

Category

Fixed wing multi-engine

Engine

Cfm Intl Cfm56-7b27ae

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N521DS →

Accident & incident history

1. WPR09FA146Mar 2, 2009Arcata, CAFatal · 2 fatal

   The pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude and glidepath while executing a night instrument approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's fatigue.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2012 Boeing Co 737-8FV).

1. May 20, 2013deregistered — Boeing Co

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N521DS was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 2012 Boeing Co 737-8FV above.

• until Jul 24, 20092006 Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 (s/n 40.621)

Frequently asked

Has N521DS been in an accident?

Yes. N521DS appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2009.

What kind of aircraft is N521DS?

N521DS is a 2012 Boeing Co 737-8FV (fixed wing multi-engine), serial number 40611.

Has N521DS been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N521DS (WPR09FA146) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.