# N856JA: 1969 Britten-Norman BN-2A, registration cancelled 2023-06-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 10, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Britten-Norman BN-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a) (registry code 1520204)
- 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: 108
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: June 5, 1974
- Last registry action: June 14, 1977
- Mode S code: ABBE6B
- Owner when cancelled: [Hurst Bill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HURST%20BILL)
- Location: [Jeffersonville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Jeffersonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3358° N, 85.6990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47130, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N856JA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=856JA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N856JA-2023-06-10

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 Britten-Norman BN-2A: https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a.md

## 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 19790720043409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720043409A), Jul 20, 1979: Bnorm BN2 (N856JA), Ocean Cay, Bahamas, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Landed downwind at departure end of island runway. Tried go-around. Ditched in sea off end runway. Foreign air taxi

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