# N72BJ: Massey Donald E CHRISTEN EAGLE II, registration cancelled 1999-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Massey Donald E CHRISTEN EAGLE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/massey-donald-e-christen-eagle-ii) (registry code 05658BE)
- Serial number: M0118
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1997
- Last registry action: October 1, 1997
- Mode S code: A9A155
- Owners when cancelled: [Boyle Brian J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOYLE%20BRIAN%20J), [Boyle Barbara J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOYLE%20BARBARA%20J)
- Location: [Carrollton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Carrollton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0052° N, 96.8963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75007, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72BJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72BJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72BJ-1999-01-04

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Massey Donald E CHRISTEN EAGLE II: https://openairdocs.org/model/massey-donald-e-christen-eagle-ii.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 FTW98LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA368), Aug 20, 1998: Massey Christen Eagle II (N72BJ), Galveston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inflight structural failure of the wing spars for the lower wings due to an undetermined reason.

## 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 19980820021749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980820021749A), Aug 20, 1998: N72BJ, Galveston, TX, Substantial damage. Acft was entering the aerobox when it experienced structural failure on all wing spars, the acft went out of control, the pilot regained control and was able…

## Other aircraft with N72BJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72BJ): Boyle Brian J BLACK EAGLE, S/N BE-001, built 1999

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