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N986DS

Cessna 501

Valid Florida

N986DS is a Cessna 501, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with turbofan engines, built in 1983. It has 8 seats. It is registered to School Board Of Marion County Florida, a government body in Ocala, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 8, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated May 26, 1994.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
501
Serial number
501-0321
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Power
Turbofan, 2 motors · P&W Canada JT15D-1 · 2,200 lb thrust
Seats
8
Year built
1983
Transponder code
ADC1CA (octal 53340712)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 8, 2025
Expires
October 31, 2032
Last FAA action
October 8, 2025
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · May 26, 1994
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00124882

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
School Board Of Marion County Florida
Type
Government
Address
1415 SW 7Th Rd
Ocala, FL 34471

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data