N801SA1979 Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. BN-2B-21
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19828 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- Spirit Air INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Salmon, ID
- Certificate issued
- May 24, 2022
- Expires
- May 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 6, 2022
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd.
- Model
- BN-2B-21
- Year
- 1979
- Serial number
- 596
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 10
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- AAE725
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Io-540-K1b5
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 300 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2022 – nowSpirit Air INCSalmon, ID · current
- 2014Individual ownerOklahoma City, OK · different airframe: Beechcraft Bae 125-800a S/N 258192
- 2001 – 2003Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA TrusteeSalt Lake City, UT · different airframe: 1994 Dehavilland Dhc-8-311 S/N 393
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (8)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-17-10 | Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section | Sep 14, 2026 | Engine (IO-540-K1B5)Serial numbers per Table 2 or Table 3 of Lycoming Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 667A, dated March 12, 2026. Only with: Installed piston pin P/N LW-13445 with an OEM FAA Form 8130-3 production dated between January 7, 2021 and December 15, 2025, or where the production date cannot be determined or the form is unavailable. |
| 2005-19-11 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360… | Oct 21, 2005 | Engine (IO-540-K1B5)Only with: Engines rated at 300 HP or lower, manufactured new, rebuilt, or overhauled after March 1, 1999, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999. |
| 2004-05-24 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-540, IO-540, LTIO-540, O-540, and… | Mar 30, 2004 | Engine (IO-540-K1B5)Only with: Engines with crankshaft gear retaining bolts P/N STD-2209 installed; excludes O-540-F series engines subject to AD 99-03-05 with bolt not since replaced, engines with bolt installed at original assembly or replaced by Lycoming per SB 554 after November 10, 1998, engines with bolt from replacement kits 05K19987, 05K23325, 05K23326, 05K23327, 05K23335 or 05K23336, and engines with single-drive dual magnetos. |
| 2002-01-11 | Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. BN-2, BN-2A, BN-2B, BN-2T, BN-2T-4, and BN2A MK. III Series… | Feb 28, 2002 | Airframe (BN-2B-21) |
| 99-04-04 | Textron Lycoming Reciprocating Engines IO-540 and O-540 Engines Equipped With Slick… | Feb 25, 1999 | Engine (IO-540-K1B5)Only with: Equipped with Slick Aircraft Products magneto model numbers 6251, 6252, 6255, 6351 or 6355. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98-18-07 | Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. BN-2, BN- 2A, BN-2B, and BN-2A MK. 111 Series Airplanes | Oct 12, 1998 | Airframe (BN-2B-21)Only with: Equipped with PBN Modification NB/M/256, a 50A Generator System. |
| 98-04-17 | Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. BN-2, BN- 2A, and BN-2B Series Airplanes | Mar 23, 1998 | Airframe (BN-2B-21)Only with: Applies only to airplanes with Pilatus Modification NB/M/1148 (70 amp DC Generation System) incorporated and without Pilatus Modification NB/M/1571 incorporated. |
| 97-22-01 | Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. (Formerly Britten-Norman) BN-2A, BN-2B, and BN-2T Series… | Nov 28, 1997 | Airframe (BN-2B-21) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Ignition · wire · brokenSep 16, 2023
RIGHT HAND MAGNETO OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON RIGHT HAND MVP-50P ENGINE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY. PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT, LANDED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED BROKEN WIRE AT RPM SENSOR AT RIGHT HAND ENGINE RIGHT HAND MAGNETO. (MAGNETO STILL OPERATED NORMALLY).
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026