Aircraft Description
N159AN is a 2016 Airbus A321-231, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to American Airlines INC in Fort Worth, TX. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 18, 2016. The registration certificate was issued on March 17, 2016. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2029. Powered by a Iae V2533-A5 engine producing 31600 pounds of thrust, N159AN is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A0EBAB (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N159AN was last tracked by AviatorDB near Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW) on March 23, 2026. The FAA registry record for N159AN was last updated on July 21, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Airbus SE, headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands, with manufacturing facilities across Europe, is one of the world's two largest commercial aircraft manufacturers. The company produces the A220, A320neo family, A330neo, A350, and A380 widebody aircraft. AviatorDB tracks 1,761 Airbus aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the A321-231 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N159AN. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC