Single-engine piston

N81817

1972 Nanchang CJ-6A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1972
Serial
2851260
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Killen, AL
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Registration record

N81817 on the FAA register

Type
1972 Nanchang CJ-6A
Serial
2851260
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Killen, AL
Certificate issued
2025-10-17
Airworthiness date
1997-03-27
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AB29AF
Mode S (octal)
52624657
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N81817 to the current registrant.
  • 2009-05-23
    Accident at Decatur, AL; damage: minor.
  • 1997-03-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1990-06-14
    N81817 previously assigned to a Piper Warrior II (s/n 288016303); cancelled.
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
  • 1968-06-19
    N81817 previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC-440); cancelled.
Overview

About N81817

N81817 is a 1972 Nanchang CJ-6A, serial number 2851260. It is registered to an individual in Killen, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 17, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 27, 1997.

N81817 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2009-05-23 Accident · Decatur, AL Damage: Minor Fatal injury NTSB · ERA09LA302B
Reported aircraft: Nanchang China CJ-6A
Probable cause: The RV-8 pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the CJ-6A while maneuvering. This report was modified on September 10, 2010.
1968-04-21 Accident · Galloway,Ohio, 35 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0976
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC — a different aircraft that carried the N81817 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: COVERIES.
1967-07-22 Accident · Worthington,Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2499
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC — a different aircraft that carried the N81817 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.