# N16VM: Britten Norman BN-2B-20, registration cancelled 2013-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Britten Norman BN-2B-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2b-20) (registry code 1520302)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2204
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1994
- Last registry action: December 29, 1997
- Mode S code: A0F13C
- Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Airline Support Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20AIRLINE%20SUPPORT%20CORP)
- Location: [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1860° N, 80.1727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33309, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16VM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16VM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16VM-2013-09-13

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-2B-20: https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2b-20.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 LAX95LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA041), Dec 2, 1994: Britten-Norman Islander BN2B-20 (N16VM), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: An undetermined failure of the left engine. The inability of the airplane to maintain level flight and exceeding the one-engine capability was a factor in the accident.

## 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 19941202040259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941202040259A), Dec 2, 1994: Bnorm BN2B20 (N16VM), Majaro, PS, Destroyed. Smoke from left engine. Loosing oil and quit. Unable continue. Ditched. Recent engine overhaul. Over gross weight.

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