Aircraft Description
N196MA is a 1979 Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Stef Air LLC in Muscle Shoals, AL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 14, 1979. The registration certificate was issued on April 15, 2008. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2030. Powered by a Airesearch TPE331 SERIES engine producing 904 horsepower, N196MA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A17F89 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N196MA was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 34.7360, -87.6162 on March 23, 2026. The FAA registry record for N196MA was last updated on October 13, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Mitsubishi is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 213 Mitsubishi aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the MU-2B-60 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N196MA. 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: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC