Timeline
- NTSB accident record WPR14CA193Damage: Substantial · Highest injury: None
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- Registration expiresValid
From FAA registry and NTSB records. Registration dates reflect paperwork, not flights.
The aircraft
- Make & model
- Airbus A320-232
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- Not listed
- Engine type
- Turbofan (jet) · 2 engines
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 2840
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2032
- Certificate issued
- Sep 25, 2025
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Registered owner
- GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES INC
The registered owner is often a bank, leasing company or trust, not necessarily the airline or person who flies it.
What kind of aircraft is this?
The Airbus A320 family (A318/A319/A320/A321) is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner family in service since 1988 and one of the most common airliners in the world, used for short and medium-haul routes.
In plain terms, it's a jet (turbofan) multi-engine airplane. Certification: Type certificated (factory design approved by the FAA).
There are 188 aircraft of this exact model variant on the US register, and about 1,150 Airbus aircraft with closely related model designations, out of 317,717 registered aircraft in total. That's a well-established type that mechanics, pilots and regulators know very well.
An aircraft's age on its own says little about how safe it is: airliners are maintained on strict, regulator-approved schedules, and inspections become more detailed as aircraft get older. More about the Airbus A320 family →
NTSB accident & incident history for N521SH
1 record found. An "incident" is a less serious event; an "accident" involves serious injury or substantial damage, as defined by the NTSB. Many records involve no injuries at all.
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May 15, 2014 (23:50 UTC)Accident · Grand Canyon, AZNTSB #WPR14CA193Aircraft in report: KALMAN GEORGE LANCAIR 360Damage: SubstantialHighest injury: None
The aircraft in this report is listed differently from the current registration. N-numbers can be reassigned, so this may have been a different aircraft.
NTSB probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Look up full reports by NTSB number in CAROL, the NTSB's public database.
Data: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database (file dated 2026-10-16) and NTSB aviation accident database; refreshed 2026-10-17 20:47 UTC. SafelyAboard shows public records only and does not rate or score aircraft, airlines or operators.