# N2801J: Cottingham VJ 22 SPORTSMAN, registration cancelled 1976-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cottingham VJ 22 SPORTSMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/cottingham-vj-22-sportsman) (registry code 05601FR)
- Serial number: 344
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 6, 1974
- Mode S code: A2D07F
- Owner when cancelled: [Repke Jon E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REPKE%20JON%20E)
- Location: St Thomas, British Virgin Islands
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2801J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2801J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2801J-1976-07-27

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Cottingham VJ 22 SPORTSMAN: https://openairdocs.org/model/cottingham-vj-22-sportsman.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 MIA76OM009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76OM009), May 14, 1976: Volver VJ22 (N2801J), Bwi, Ascension Island, destroyed

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