Twin piston

N6561B

1976 Britten-Norman BN-2A-20

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1976
Serial
520
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Spirit Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Salmon, ID
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Registration record

N6561B on the FAA register

Type
1976 Britten-Norman BN-2A-20
Serial
520
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Spirit Air Inc
Salmon, ID
Certificate issued
1999-08-18
Airworthiness date
1991-06-11
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A8A581
Mode S (octal)
52122601
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-07-15
    Accident at Stanley, ID; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-08-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N6561B to the current registrant.
  • 1991-06-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1988-08-18
    N6561B previously assigned to a Mooney M20A (s/n 1231); cancelled.
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
Overview

About N6561B

N6561B is a 1976 Britten-Norman BN-2A-20, serial number 520. The FAA register lists Spirit Air Inc as the registrant in Salmon, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 18, 1999 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-540 series engines and 10 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 11, 1991.

N6561B has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-07-15 Accident · Stanley, ID Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA07CA221
Reported aircraft: Britten-Norman BN-2A-20
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to verify that the airplane was refueled, which resulted in a loss of engine power from both engines due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
1986-06-29 Accident · Titusville, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · MIA86LA259
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20A — a different aircraft that carried the N6561B registration before this airframe.

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.