Aircraft Description
N850NA is a Mcdonnell Douglas FA-18A, a twin-engine turbo-jet aircraft registered to Nasa Neil A Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, CA. The registration certificate was issued on July 23, 2001. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2027. The aircraft is configured with 2 seats. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABA885 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N850NA was last updated on March 24, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing) was a major American aircraft manufacturer that produced the F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet, DC-10, and MD-80 series commercial airliners. AviatorDB tracks 275 Mcdonnell Douglas aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the FA-18A model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N850NA. 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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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC