# N81817: 1972 Nanchang China CJ-6A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Nanchang China CJ-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6a) (registry code 056183N, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 2851260
- Year built: 1972
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 27, 1997
- Certificate issued: October 17, 2025
- Expires: October 31, 2032
- Mode S code: AB29AF
- Registered owner: [Eaton Mike J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EATON%20MIKE%20J)
- Location: [Killen, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Killen)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8941° N, 87.4893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35645, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81817
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81817

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 (Nanchang China CJ-6A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 ERA09LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA302), May 23, 2009: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N81817), Decatur, AL, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The RV-8 pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the CJ-6A while maneuvering. This report was modified on September 10, 2010.

## 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 20090523007741A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090523007741A), May 23, 2009: Nancng CJ6A (N81817), Decatur, AL, Minor damage. (-23) On 5/23/2009 at Decatur, Alabama's airport, dcu, N857MH (RV-8), was flying in close proximity to another aircraft, N81817 (CJ-6A), within the traffic…

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N81817

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N81817 before.

- [Cancelled 1990-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81817-1990-06-14): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 288016303. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1968-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81817-1968-06-19): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-440. Owner: [Edwin W Emery Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWIN%20W%20EMERY%20JR), [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)

## Related

- Other Nanchang China CJ-6A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6a/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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