# N851JA: 1981 Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER, registration cancelled 2013-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 913
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 1987
- Last registry action: December 8, 1998
- Mode S code: ABABD8
- Location: [None, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/None)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N851JA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=851JA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851JA-2013-03-18

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

## 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 DCA97WA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA97WA032), Mar 7, 1997: Britten-Norman BN2A-26 (N851JA), Paseo Las Palma, Costa Rica, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N851JA

- [Cancelled 1989-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851JA-1989-03-14): Britten-Norman BN-2A-8, S/N 11. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1980-11-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851JA-1980-11-26): Britten-Norman BN-2A, S/N 71. Owner: [Air Lease Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20LEASE%20CO%20INC), [Weston, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Weston)

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