N856BCPilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. BN-2B-21
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Global Aircraft Trust INC Trustee
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Cheyenne, WY
- Certificate issued
- May 15, 2023
- Expires
- May 31, 2030
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
- Serial number
- C2171
- 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
- ABBDBE
Engine
- Type
- Reciprocating
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2023 – nowGlobal Aircraft Trust INC TrusteeCheyenne, WY · current
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 (4)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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 (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 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