# N86JW: 1986 Whitaker James A OSPREY II, registration cancelled 2013-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Whitaker James A OSPREY II](https://openairdocs.org/model/whitaker-james-a-osprey-ii) (registry code 957051Y)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 101
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 13, 1986
- Last registry action: March 15, 2000
- Mode S code: ABCD5B
- Location: [Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Valley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1007° N, 121.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95949, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86JW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86JW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86JW-2013-02-11

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 Whitaker James A OSPREY II: https://openairdocs.org/model/whitaker-james-a-osprey-ii.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.

- [Incident 19860913051759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860913051759I), Sep 13, 1986: Amtros OSPREY2 (N86JW), Ellington, CT, Minor damage. On first flight of homebuilt aircraft, airspeed went to zero,followed by hard landing. Found mud in pitot tube.

## Other aircraft with N86JW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86JW): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 1435, built 2016

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