Single-engine piston

N796

2004 Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
50
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-L1C5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Us Department of the Interior (Government)
Based
Boise, ID
Registration record

N796 on the FAA register

Type
2004 Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1
Serial
50
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-L1C5
Registered owner
Us Department of the Interior
Boise, ID
Certificate issued
2005-03-16
Airworthiness date
2014-10-03
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
AACE4E
Mode S (octal)
52547116
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-10-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 2005-03-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N796 to the current registrant.
  • 2004
    Manufactured (2004).
  • 1997-02-12
    N796 previously assigned to a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters (s/n 690804); cancelled.
  • 1929-04-06
    N796 previously assigned to a Homebuilt M-4 (s/n 655); cancelled.
Overview

About N796

N796 is a 2004 Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1, serial number 50. The FAA register lists Us Department of the Interior as the registrant in Boise, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 16, 2005 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-L1C5 engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is multiple category, dated October 3, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N796. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-01-12 Accident · Dumont, TX Damage: Destroyed NTSB · FTW95GA090
Reported aircraft: Hughes 269C — a different aircraft that carried the N796 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO OVERSTRESS FRACTURES OF THE #3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD CAP BOLTS. THE ORIGIN OF THE FRACTURES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

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.