# N85JD: 1983 Dearinger Bill DUCE, registration cancelled 2012-12-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dearinger Bill DUCE](https://openairdocs.org/model/dearinger-bill-duce) (registry code 056134A)
- 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: BD475781
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1983
- Last registry action: September 14, 2006
- Mode S code: ABA5CB
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85JD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85JD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85JD-2012-12-10

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Dearinger Bill DUCE: https://openairdocs.org/model/dearinger-bill-duce.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 FTW96LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA308), Jul 16, 1996: Dearinger Duce (N85JD), Corning, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to arrest his rate of descent and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## 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 19960716018009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960716018009A), Jul 16, 1996: N85JD, Corning, AR, Substantial damage. Aircraft made a hard landing, bounced, flipped over and broke wing.

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