# N2BJ: 2009 Vertical Unlimited 12, registration cancelled 2013-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Vertical Unlimited 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/vertical-unlimited-12) (registry code 05627N2)
- Engine: [Vedeneyev M14P](https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (registry code 63601)
- Serial number: 297
- Year built: 2009
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 2009
- Certificate issued: November 13, 2008
- Last registry action: February 3, 2010
- Mode S code: A18D73
- Owner when cancelled: [Vertical Unlimited LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERTICAL%20UNLIMITED%20LLC)
- Location: [Ponte Vedra Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ponte%20Vedra%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1116° N, 81.3717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32082, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2BJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2BJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2BJ-2013-08-15

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 Vertical Unlimited 12: https://openairdocs.org/model/vertical-unlimited-12.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 CEN11LA582](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA582), Aug 20, 2011: Vertical Unlimited 12 (N2BJ), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's impairment during an aerobatic airshow performance for reasons that could not be determined based on available information, which resulted in an in-flight loss of airplane control.

## 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 20110820020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110820020679A), Aug 20, 2011: Vertical Unlimited LLC 12 (N2BJ), Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. During his airshow routine at the Kansas City aviation expo, the pilot exited a lomcevak in an inverted spin. He recovered to an upright spin in the opposite…

## Other aircraft with N2BJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2BJ): Jones William M WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8, S/N 001

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