Timeline
- Built (Airbus Industrie A320-232)Serial number 1166
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- NTSB incident record OPS08IA002BDamage: Not recorded · Highest injury: None
- Latest FAA registry actionMost recent change recorded in the FAA registry
- Registration expiresValid
From FAA registry and NTSB records. Registration dates reflect paperwork, not flights.
The aircraft
- Make & model
- Airbus Industrie A320-232
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- 2000
- Engine type
- Turbofan (jet) · 2 engines
- Engine model
- IAE V2500SERIES (25,000 lb thrust)
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 1166
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Nov 30, 2027
- Certificate issued
- Jul 23, 2004
- Airworthiness class
- Standard
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Registered owner
- US BANK NA TRUSTEE
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 109 aircraft of this exact model variant on the US register, and about 242 Airbus Industrie 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 N659AW
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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Dec 3, 2007 (00:22 UTC)Incident · Baltimore, MDNTSB #OPS08IA002BAircraft in report: Airbus Industrie A320Damage: Not recordedHighest injury: None
NTSB probable cause: The probable cause of this incident is local controller's failure of maintaining awareness of the situation and failing to provide the appropriate separation between the two aircraft operating on intersecting runways. Providing separation between aircraft is a first duty priority, in accordance with FAA Order 7110.65.
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.