# N891DS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: March 23, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=891DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N891DS

## Aircraft that carried N891DS

- [Cancelled 2026-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N891DS-2026-03-23): Boeing 737-800A, S/N 67828. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Boeing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CO), [Renton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Renton)
- [Cancelled 2013-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N891DS-2013-09-24): Stearns Dick R LONGSTER, S/N 1, built 1991. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Stearns Dick R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEARNS%20DICK%20R), [Frewsburg, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Frewsburg)

## NTSB investigations on N891DS (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91DFJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91DFJ01), Jul 1, 1991: Sterns Sterns Longster (N891DS), Mayville, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND SPIN AT A LOW ALTITUDE. ALSO CAUSAL TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF EXPERIENCE OF THE PILOT IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N891DS (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19910701025179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701025179A), Jul 1, 1991: Amtr LONGSTER (N891DS), Mayville, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled and spun into gravel pit on homebuilt test flight.

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