# N678TA: Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER, registration cancelled 2023-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn2a-26-islander) (registry code 1520226)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17EU), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 77
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1996
- Certificate issued: November 4, 2016
- Last registry action: October 18, 2022
- Mode S code: A8FB1A
- Owner when cancelled: [Blue Waters Air Charter LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20WATERS%20AIR%20CHARTER%20LLC)
- Location: San Juan, PR, RQ
- Owner type: LLC
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N678TA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=678TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N678TA-2023-03-05

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 Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER: https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn2a-26-islander.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20000523SH029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000523SH029), May 1, 2000: CYLINDER. SEPARATED. SJU/FDO - ON CRUISE FLIGHT, LEFT ENGINE STARTED TO VIBRATE. ENGINE SHUT DOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND LANDED IN FAJADO. INSPECTION REVEALED NR 4 CYLINDER FOUND SEPA
- [SDR 20000508SH019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000508SH019), Apr 14, 2000: GEAR. BROKEN. ON CRUISE FLIGHT, LEFT ENGINE QUIT. PILOT LANDED, INVESTIGATION REVEALED BROKEN CRANKSHAFT GEAR. ENGINE RETIRED FROM SERVICE AND AND OVERHAULED ENGINE INSTALLED

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