# N8101Z: Taurinski Bronislaus CHALLENGER, registration cancelled 1997-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Taurinski Bronislaus CHALLENGER](https://openairdocs.org/model/taurinski-bronislaus-challenger) (registry code 05676GP)
- Serial number: CH21288B0372
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 26, 1995
- Last registry action: June 30, 1995
- Mode S code: AB0BEF
- Owner when cancelled: [Dunning Benjamin W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNNING%20BENJAMIN%20W)
- Location: [Burlington, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Burlington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7491° N, 72.9487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06013, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8101Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8101Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8101Z-1997-04-02

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 Taurinski Bronislaus CHALLENGER: https://openairdocs.org/model/taurinski-bronislaus-challenger.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 BFO95LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA060), Jun 10, 1995: Bronislaus Challenger II (N8101Z), Burlington, CT, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S), THE 30-HOUR STUDENT PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT IN ALLOWING HIMSELF TO RECEIVE DUAL INSTRUCTION IN AN AIRPLANE NOT EQUIPPED WITH DUAL CONNTOLS, THE…

## 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 19950609026419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950609026419A), Jun 9, 1995: Amtrqc CHALLENGER2 (N8101Z), Burlington, CT, Destroyed. Cft giving dual with only power control available. Student over banked in pattern stalled. Chute did not deploy.

## Other aircraft with N8101Z

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8101Z-undated): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 448095006. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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