N954DS - 1998 Raytheon Aircraft Company 400A Aircraft Registration

N954DS is a 1998 Raytheon Aircraft Company 400A, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to Dubose Strapping INC in Clinton, NC. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 9, 2001. The registration certificate was issued on August 2, 2023. The registration is set to expire on August 31, 2030. Powered by a P&w Canada JT15D 5 SER engine producing 2900 pounds of thrust, N954DS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AD43DF (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N954DS was last tracked by AviatorDB near Witham Field (KSUA) on June 24, 2026. The FAA registry record for N954DS was last updated on March 20, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Hawker 400XP was the final evolution of a light business jet lineage that bridged Japanese engineering with American production excellence. First flown in its original MU-300 Diamond form in August 1978, the 400XP variant entered service in 2004 as a twin-engine turbofan capable of carrying up to nine passengers. With a transcontinental range of 1,950 nautical miles and a service ceiling of 45,000 feet, the aircraft measured 48.41 feet in length with a 47.67-foot wingspan. Raytheon Aircraft produced 225 examples between 2004 and 2010 at their Wichita, Kansas facility. AviatorDB tracks 2,152 Raytheon Aircraft Company aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is BE40.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N954DS. 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.