# N86NW: Hermann Bjorn LANCAIR IV, registration cancelled 2015-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hermann Bjorn LANCAIR IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/hermann-bjorn-lancair-iv) (registry code 05617ZC)
- Serial number: LIV-552
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Lancair Intl Inc LANCAIR IV/IV FAST
- Certificate issued: December 16, 2013
- Last registry action: December 16, 2013
- Mode S code: ABCDBF
- Owner when cancelled: [A O Enginering Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%20O%20ENGINERING%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86NW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86NW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86NW-2015-03-24

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Hermann Bjorn LANCAIR IV: https://openairdocs.org/model/hermann-bjorn-lancair-iv.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 CEN14FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA278), Jun 7, 2014: Hermann Bjorn Lancair IV (N86NW), Duluth, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while operating in instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions, which was due to spatial disorientation resulting from erroneous heading and bank angle…

## 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 20140607010089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140607010089A), Jun 7, 2014: Hermann Bjorn LANCAIR IV (N86NW), Duluth, MN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pilot departed Duluth, MN enroute to goose bay, newfoundland, Canada. After departure, dlh TRACON noted that the aircraft was turning south of its filed route.…

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