# N215BD: 2005 Crain Jac A BD-4, registration cancelled 2017-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Crain Jac A BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/crain-jac-a-bd-4) (registry code 05615C8)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Serial number: 215
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 2005
- Certificate issued: March 14, 2003
- Last registry action: January 31, 2011
- Mode S code: A1CC32
- Owner when cancelled: [Crain Construction Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRAIN%20CONSTRUCTION%20INC)
- Location: [Clarinda, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Clarinda)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7458° N, 95.0463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 51632, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215BD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=215BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215BD-2017-09-18

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 Crain Jac A BD-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/crain-jac-a-bd-4.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 CEN12LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA167), Feb 19, 2012: Crain Jac A BD-4 (N215BD), Clarinda, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## 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 20120219001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120219001829A), Feb 19, 2012: Crain Jac A BD-4 (N215BD), Clarinda, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On February 19, 2012, at approximately 1320 CST, a BD-4 (experimental amateur-built) crashed about 1.5 miles southwest of the Clarinda Iowa airport (icl).…

## Other aircraft with N215BD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215BD): Raytheon 390, S/N RB-183

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