# N777BN: 1990 Nichols William C LANCAIR 235, registration cancelled 2017-09-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 8, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Nichols William C LANCAIR 235](https://openairdocs.org/model/nichols-william-c-lancair-235) (registry code 05616U4)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 334
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 10, 1990
- Certificate issued: November 30, 2010
- Last registry action: November 30, 2010
- Mode S code: AA832E
- Owner when cancelled: [Asher Donny L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASHER%20DONNY%20L)
- Location: [Pataskala, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Pataskala)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0040° N, 82.6792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43062, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777BN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=777BN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777BN-2017-09-08

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 Nichols William C LANCAIR 235: https://openairdocs.org/model/nichols-william-c-lancair-235.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 CEN11FA597](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA597), Aug 25, 2011: Nichols Lancair 235 (N777BN), Heath, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain adequate familiarization with the accident airplane type before the accident flight, which resulted in his failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff.

## 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 20110825023539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110825023539A), Aug 25, 2011: Nichols William C LANCAIR 235 (N777BN), Newark, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 08/25/2011, donny lea asher was performing high speed taxi maneuvers on runway 27 at Newark/Heath municipal airport, kvta. The aircraft, a Lancair 235,…

## Other aircraft with N777BN

- [Cancelled 1985-02-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777BN-1985-02-04): Nash Bill H NASH RAMBLER, S/N 102. Owner: [Nash Bill H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NASH%20BILL%20H), [La Porte, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/La%20Porte)

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