# N280BB: 2011 Brinneman Billy H WAIEX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Brinneman Billy H WAIEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/brinneman-billy-h-waiex) (registry code 056303G, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 0015
- Year built: 2011
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sonex Aircraft LLC WAIEX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 12, 2011
- Certificate issued: August 29, 2011
- Expires: August 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A2CE16
- Registered owner: [Brinneman Billy H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRINNEMAN%20BILLY%20H)
- Location: [Searcy, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Searcy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2268° N, 91.7370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72143, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=280BB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280BB

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 (Brinneman Billy H WAIEX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Volkswagen CONVERSION)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N280BB.

## 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.

- [Incident 20130608009089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130608009089I), Jun 8, 2013: Brinneman Billy H WAIEX (N280BB), Lonoke, AR, Minor damage. On June 8, 2013, at 1000 CST, a sonex-Waiex, N280BB, came in contact with 18-36 runway on landing at Country Air Estates Airport, Lonoke, Arkansas, while on a…

## 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 Brinneman Billy H WAIEX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/brinneman-billy-h-waiex/aircraft.md
- The Volkswagen CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion.md

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