Single-engine piston

N72BJ

1999 Homebuilt Black Eagle

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1999
Serial
BE-001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Houma, LA
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Registration record

N72BJ on the FAA register

Type
1999 Homebuilt Black Eagle
Serial
BE-001
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Houma, LA
Certificate issued
2018-01-30
Airworthiness date
2000-07-29
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A9A155
Mode S (octal)
52320525
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-01-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N72BJ to the current registrant.
  • 2003-05-23
    Accident at Celina, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2000-07-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1999-01-04
    N72BJ previously assigned to a Homebuilt Christen Eagle II (s/n M0118); cancelled.
Overview

About N72BJ

N72BJ is a 1999 Homebuilt Black Eagle, serial number BE-001. It is registered to an individual in Houma, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 30, 2018 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 29, 2000.

N72BJ 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

2003-05-23 Accident · Celina, TX Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · FTW03LA171
Reported aircraft: Boyle Black Eagle BE360
Probable cause: The loss of propeller pitch effectiveness for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
1998-08-20 Accident · Galveston, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW98LA368
Reported aircraft: Massey Christen Eagle II — a different aircraft that carried the N72BJ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The inflight structural failure of the wing spars for the lower wings due to an undetermined reason.

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.