Owner verification availableAvailable to claim

N801WA1992 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-83(MD-83)

N801WA is a 1992 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83), serial 53291, registered to CARIBBEAN SUN AIRLINES INC DBA, a corporation in Miami, FL, US. The FAA issued the current certificate on 29 Jan 2021, and its status is Valid registration, expiring 31 Jan 2028. The record shows no registry changes, no NTSB case on this mark and 7 service difficulty reports.

Claim N801WA See the full record

Every claim is manually reviewed. Access is limited to verified owners and authorized aircraft representatives.

Not yet valued

Registration: N801WA
Aircraft: DC-9-83(MD-83); MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
Serial Number: 53291

Locked

Total Hours

Locked

Total Cycles

1992

Year

Public record

The public record
for N801WA.

This section is public record, drawn from the FAA registry and the Virtual Hangar valuation sheet. Nothing here comes from the aircraft's own logbooks. Verification is what connects this record to the logbooks, the maintenance plan and the value factors only an owner holds, and anything an owner chooses to publish appears separately below.

Registration record

N801WA as the FAA holds it

FAA registry, effective 13 Oct 2026

Airframe

Manufacturer: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
Model: DC-9-83(MD-83)
Serial number: 53291
Year manufactured: 1992
Airframe type: Fixed wing multi engine
Category: Land
Certification basis: Type certificated
Seats: 172
Weight class: 20,000 lb and over

Powerplant

Engines: 2
Manufacturer: P & W
Model: JT8D SERIES
Type: Turbo-jet
Thrust: 7,700 lbf each

Airworthiness

Certificate issued: 13 Aug 1992
Classification: Standard
Approved operations: Transport

Registration

Status: Valid registration
Record type: Currently registered
Certificate issued: 29 Jan 2021
Last FAA action: 14 Apr 2023
Expires: 31 Jan 2028
FAA region: Southern
Fractional ownership: No
FAA unique id: 00525461

Registered owner

Name: CARIBBEAN SUN AIRLINES INC DBA
Registrant type: Corporation
Based: MIAMI, FL, US
Also on the certificate: WORLD ATLANTIC AIRLINES

Transponder address

Mode S (hex): AAE789
ICAO 24-bit: aae789
Octal: 52563611
Decimal: 11200393

Estimated value

Not valued

The Virtual Hangar Jetstimate sheet holds no figure for N801WA yet. Verified hours, equipment and condition are what sharpen it.

Market presence

Not currently listed

N801WA has never appeared on the marketplaces we collect.

Live tracking

Where N801WA is,
right now.

Flight tracking read live from a public feed. In the air, the map shows the aircraft's position, heading and path flown. On the ground, it shows where the feed last reported it, rounded to about a kilometre.

CheckingN801WA

Looking for a position.

Straight answers

Questions about
N801WA.

Each answer is drawn from public record and the Virtual Hangar valuation sheet: the FAA registry, the NTSB database, service difficulty reports, Part 135 certificates and public sale listings. Nothing here comes from the owner's own published details above. Where the record is silent the question is not asked, so an absence here never stands in for a clean history.

What kind of aircraft is N801WA?

N801WA is a 1992 Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83), serial 53291. The FAA classes it as fixed wing multi engine, it seats 172, it is powered by 2 P & W JT8D SERIES engines.

Who is N801WA registered to?

The FAA registry lists CARIBBEAN SUN AIRLINES INC DBA, a corporation in Miami, FL, US, as the registrant of N801WA. Also on the certificate: WORLD ATLANTIC AIRLINES.

Is N801WA still registered?

The FAA lists the registration as Valid registration. The current certificate was issued on 29 Jan 2021 and expires on 31 Jan 2028.

Has N801WA been in an NTSB-reported accident?

The NTSB database holds no accident or incident record naming N801WA. Marks are reused, so this covers the mark, not every airframe that ever wore it.

Does N801WA have service difficulty reports?

7 service difficulty reports have been filed against N801WA with the FAA.

Who operates N801WA for charter?

No Part 135 certificate lists N801WA, so it is not on file as a charter aircraft.

Is N801WA for sale?

N801WA is not currently listed for sale on the marketplaces we collect.

Has N801WA changed hands?

The FAA record shows no registry changes for N801WA.

What verification adds

Own N801WA? Claim its portal.

Public record ends where the aircraft's own paperwork begins. A verified owner connects the two.

LineageEvery logbook page scanned, dated, searchable and backed by the source scan.
VHMxComponent times, inspections and what is due next, on one timeline.
JetstimateThe valuation above, sharpened with verified hours, equipment and condition.

Everything the portal does

Owner verification

Claim N801WA

Share your contact information to begin. We manually review every request before private records and owner tools are opened.

Submit your claimShare your contact information.
We verify ownershipA person reviews every request.
Your portal opensComplete the record and invite your team.