# N255BF: Bruce A Fritz XENOS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bruce A Fritz XENOS](https://openairdocs.org/model/bruce-a-fritz-xenos) (registry code 05635I2, 2 seats)
- Serial number: X0046
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sonex Aircraft LLC XENOS
- Certificate issued: February 24, 2022
- Expires: February 28, 2029
- Mode S code: A26A30
- Registered owner: [Butler Henry A Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTLER%20HENRY%20A%20JR)
- Location: [Arvada, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Arvada)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8516° N, 105.1314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80005, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=255BF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255BF

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Bruce A Fritz XENOS)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN22FA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA424), Sep 17, 2022: Sonex Xenos (N255BF), Longmont, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots’ inability to see and avoid each other, resulting in a midair collision.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20220917022842A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220917022842A), Sep 17, 2022: Bruce A Fritz XENOS (N255BF), Longmont, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On September 17, 2022 while in cruise flight [privacy data omitted] collided in mid-air with [privacy data omitted], the mid-air happened approximately 5 miles…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Bruce A Fritz XENOS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bruce-a-fritz-xenos/aircraft.md

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