Twin piston

N121DW

1972 Britten-Norman BN-2A-8

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1972
Serial
312
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flight World Inc (Corporation)
Based
San Juan, PR
Registration record

N121DW on the FAA register

Type
1972 Britten-Norman BN-2A-8
Serial
312
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Flight World Inc
San Juan, PR RQ
Certificate issued
2003-07-21
Airworthiness date
1973-07-02
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A057C9
Mode S (octal)
50053711
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-07-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N121DW.
  • 1977-01-14
    Accident at St.Thomas,Vi, 62; damage: substantial.
  • 1973-07-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N121DW

N121DW is a 1972 Britten-Norman BN-2A-8, serial number 312. The FAA register lists Flight World Inc as the registrant in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 21, 2003 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O-540 series engines and 10 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 2, 1973.

N121DW has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-01-14 Accident · St.Thomas,Vi, 62 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1856
Reported aircraft: Brittnorman BN2A-8

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.