N901VLBritten Norman BN-2A MK III
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 21, 2005.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Vieques Air Link INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Vieques, PR
- Certificate issued
- May 17, 1991
- Canceled
- Dec 21, 2005
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 1, 1983
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
- Britten Norman
- Model
- BN-2A MK III
- Serial number
- 1003
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 18
- Engines
- 3
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- AC74C9
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- 1991 – 2005Vieques Air Link INCVieques, PR
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Landing Gear System | Mar 11, 2025 | Airframe (BN-2A MK III)Only with: Fitted with Fairey Hydraulics Ltd or Britten-Norman Aircraft landing gear and associated landing gear components. |
| 2024-08-03 | Flight Control System Wiring | Jun 3, 2024 | Airframe (BN-2A MK III) |
| 2002-24-01 | Britten Norman (Bembridge) Limited BN2A Mk. III Series Airplanes | Jan 21, 2003 | Airframe (BN-2A MK III) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (3)
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.
- Reciprocating engine · crankcase · crackedNov 21, 1998
ON CRUISE FLIGHT, LEFT ENGINE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND LEAK OIL. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT A MILITARY AIRPORT. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION REVEALED LEFT ENGINE CRANKCASE CRACKED. ENGINE CHANGE IN PROGRESS. MORE DETAILS WILL BE SUBMITTED AFTER ENGINE DISASSEMBLY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · exhaust valve · looseJun 9, 1998
PILOT REPORTED VIBRATION ON LEFT ENGINE. COMPRESSION PERFORMED AND FOUND CYLINDER NR 4 LOW. CYLINDER REMOVED AND FOUND EXHAUST VALVE SEAT LOSE AND PISTON DAMAGED BY THE VALVE. CYLINDER REPLACED. REPAIR STATION NOTIFIED ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE AN INVESTIGATION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · tappet · brokenApr 13, 1998
DURING DAILY CHECK, MECHANIC FOUND EXCESSIVE OIL LEAK ON LEFT ENGINE. COWLING REMOVED AND FOUND NR 3 CYLINDER INTAKE PUSH HOUSING BROKEN. AFTER REMOVAL OF HOUSING, FOUND HYDRAULIC TAPPET BODY BROKEN. ENGINE REMOVED TO INVESTIGATE. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE SUBMITTED WHEN REPAIR STATION INVESTIGATES.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026