# N116DW: Britten-Norman BN-2A, registration cancelled 1981-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Britten-Norman BN-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a) (registry code 1520204)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 202
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 8, 1977
- Last registry action: October 22, 1981
- Mode S code: A042DD
- Owners when cancelled: [Dorado Wings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DORADO%20WINGS%20INC), [Peninsula Aviation Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENINSULA%20AVIATION%20COMPANY), [Vinson Jan M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VINSON%20JAN%20M)
- Location: Dorado Beach, PR, RQ
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116DW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=116DW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116DW-1981-10-22

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Britten-Norman BN-2A: https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a.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 MIA81FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA097), Jul 20, 1981: Brittnorman BN-2A (N116DW), San Juan, PR, destroyed

## 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 19810720061639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810720061639A), Jul 20, 1981: Bnorm BN2A (N116DW), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Destroyed. Aircraft lifted off runway during takeoff in uncontrolled nose high atitude. L1011 had taken off previously.

## Other aircraft with N116DW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116DW): Douglas Walters VANS RV-6, S/N 21807, built 2020
- [Cancelled 2010-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116DW-2010-10-26): Willam Donald M RV-4, S/N D1231J, built 2003. Exported to Australia. Owner: Nsw

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