# N86NW: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 24, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86NW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86NW

## Aircraft that carried N86NW

- [Cancelled 2015-03-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86NW-2015-03-24): Hermann Bjorn LANCAIR IV, S/N LIV-552. Owner: [A O Enginering Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%20O%20ENGINERING%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N86NW (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 CEN14FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA278), Jun 7, 2014: Hermann Bjorn Lancair IV (N86NW), Duluth, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while operating in instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions, which was due to spatial disorientation resulting from erroneous heading and bank angle…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N86NW (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 20140607010089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140607010089A), Jun 7, 2014: Hermann Bjorn LANCAIR IV (N86NW), Duluth, MN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pilot departed Duluth, MN enroute to goose bay, newfoundland, Canada. After departure, dlh TRACON noted that the aircraft was turning south of its filed route.…

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