# N86BZ: 2022 Nighthawk NH-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Nighthawk NH-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/nighthawk-nh-2) (registry code 05641A9, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Safran SR305-230 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/safran-sr305-230-series) (registry code 59994)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00067EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00067EN) (SMA Aero Engines GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2022
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 23, 2022
- Certificate issued: September 21, 2022
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: ABCCAF
- Registered owner: [Nighthawk Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIGHTHAWK%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86BZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86BZ

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Safran SR305-230 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Nighthawk NH-2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Safran SR305-230 series)

- [AD 2007-24-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2007-24-06): Electronic control unit (ECU) · Societe de Motorisation Aeronautiques SR 305-230. Effective Dec 13, 2007
- [AD 2007-18-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2007-18-05): Exhaust collector assembly · Societe de Motorisation Aeronautiques SR 305-230. Effective Oct 9, 2007

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2006-23-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2006-23-08) (historical): Electronic control unit (ECU) · Societe de Motorisation Aeronautiques SR 305-230. Effective Nov 22, 2006

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N86BZ.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20250821014789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250821014789I), Aug 21, 2025: Nighthawk Aircraft LLC NH-2 (N86BZ), Ravenna, OH, Minor damage. Incident reported to FSDO by airport manager. Incident occurred the previous evening. Tried contacting [privacy data omitted] to no avail. Sent registered mail…
- [Incident 20250325003119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250325003119I), Mar 25, 2025: Nighthawk Aircraft LLC NH-2 (N86BZ), Leesburg, VA, Minor damage. Aircraft landed gear up.

## 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 Nighthawk NH-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/nighthawk-nh-2/aircraft.md
- The Safran SR305-230 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/safran-sr305-230-series.md

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