# N8971: 1971 Ballou BA2, registration cancelled 2013-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ballou BA2](https://openairdocs.org/model/ballou-ba2) (registry code 05611FU)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 701
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 1980
- Last registry action: January 8, 1992
- Mode S code: AC61D0
- Location: [Salem, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Salem)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9429° N, 123.0351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, OR, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8971
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8971
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8971-2013-02-27

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 Ballou BA2: https://openairdocs.org/model/ballou-ba2.md

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