# N896JC: Steele John J ACRO SPORT II, registration cancelled 2019-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Steele John J ACRO SPORT II](https://openairdocs.org/model/steele-john-j-acro-sport-ii) (registry code 05646CD)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (registry code 41575)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 689
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 13, 2005
- Certificate issued: July 7, 2016
- Last registry action: July 7, 2016
- Mode S code: AC5C69
- Owner when cancelled: [Brown James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20JAMES%20A)
- Location: [Bath, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Bath)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.8880° N, 69.8267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04530, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N896JC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=896JC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N896JC-2019-11-04

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 Steele John J ACRO SPORT II: https://openairdocs.org/model/steele-john-j-acro-sport-ii.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 CEN17LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA295), Jul 30, 2017: Steele Acro Sport  II (N896JC), Loudonville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB ERA09LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA021), Oct 15, 2008: Steele John J Acro Sport (N896JC), Madison, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat
- [NTSB NYC90DFJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DFJ01), Jan 3, 1990: Steele Acrosport II (N896JC), Penn Yan, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE & THE SNOWBANK WERE RELATED FACTORS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20170730015639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170730015639A), Jul 30, 2017: Steele  John J ACRO SPORT  II (N896JC), Loudonville, OH, Substantial damage. My adult son [privacy data omitted] and I were returning from oshkosh Wisconsin to brunswick Maine on Sunday, August 30, 2017. We were flying my recently…
- [Accident 20081015853249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081015853249A), Oct 15, 2008: Steele ACROSPORTII (N896JC), Madison, NH, Substantial damage. On October 15, 2008, [privacy data omitted], pilot in command of N896JC was operating his aircraft in cruise flight when he experienced a partial engine…
- [Accident 19900103000069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900103000069A), Jan 3, 1990: Amtrea ACROSPORT (N896JC), Penn Yan, NY, Substantial damage. Struck a snowbank on takeoff roll and flipped over.
- [Incident 19861021074159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861021074159I), Oct 21, 1986: Amtrea ACROSPORT (N896JC), Marshall Townsh, PA. Engine lost power during flight and pilot landed on the turnpike. Some contamination found in fuel system.

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