# N112AJ: 1967 Bolkow PHOEBUS B-1, registration cancelled 2021-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bolkow PHOEBUS B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bolkow-phoebus-b-1) (registry code 1403012)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G16EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G16EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 747
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 16, 2001
- Certificate issued: May 15, 2018
- Last registry action: May 13, 2019
- Mode S code: A033AA
- Owners when cancelled: [Kibby David M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIBBY%20DAVID%20M), [Flinn Donald P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLINN%20DONALD%20P)
- Location: [Damascus, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Damascus)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4264° N, 122.4430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97089, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N112AJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=112AJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112AJ-2021-09-04

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bolkow PHOEBUS B-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bolkow-phoebus-b-1.md

## 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 WPR19LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA191), Jul 17, 2019: Bolkow Phoebus (N112AJ), Alvord Desert, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot’s failure to properly respond to a slack towline during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control of the glider.

## 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 20190717015259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190717015259A), Jul 17, 2019: Bolkow PHOEBUS B-1 (N112AJ), Alvord Desert, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witness statement: during an auto tow takeoff the aircraft was between 100 and 150 feet AGL. The aircraft suddenly pitched up, rolled left and impacted the…

## Other aircraft with N112AJ

- [Cancelled 1994-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112AJ-1994-05-02): Bell 206B, S/N 4302. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Austin Jet Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUSTIN%20JET%20CORPORATION), [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)

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