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N866JA1970 Britten-Norman BN-2A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Nov 2021)3 ADs may apply

Registration
Valid
expires Jan 31, 2028
Based in
Beaver Island, MI
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2012
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2021
ADs may apply
3
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Registered owner
Mcphillips Flying Service INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Beaver Island, MI
Certificate issued
Jan 27, 2012
Expires
Jan 31, 2028
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Nov 24, 1970

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Britten-Norman
Model
BN-2A
Year
1970
Serial number
185
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
ABE5EA

Engine

Make and model
Lycoming 0-540 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
250 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2012 – nowMcphillips Flying Service INCBeaver Island, MI · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Nov 13, 2021 · Beaver Island, MI

The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control at an altitude too low to recover.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Fatal
Report
CEN22FA031

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN22FA031)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)

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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2025-01-01Landing Gear SystemMar 11, 2025Airframe (BN-2A)Only with: Fitted with Fairey Hydraulics Ltd or Britten-Norman Aircraft landing gear and associated landing gear components.
2024-08-03Flight Control System WiringJun 3, 2024Airframe (BN-2A)
97-22-01Pilatus Britten-Norman Ltd. (Formerly Britten-Norman) BN-2A, BN-2B, and BN-2T Series…Nov 28, 1997Airframe (BN-2A)

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 18, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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