Twin piston

N866JA

1970 Britten-Norman BN-2A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1970
Serial
185
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mcphillips Flying Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Beaver Island, MI
Registration record

N866JA on the FAA register

Type
1970 Britten-Norman BN-2A
Serial
185
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Mcphillips Flying Service Inc
Beaver Island, MI
Certificate issued
2012-01-27
Airworthiness date
1970-11-24
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABE5EA
Mode S (octal)
52762752
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).
  • 2021-11-13
    Accident at Beaver Island, MI; damage: substantial.
  • 2012-01-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N866JA.
  • 1970-11-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N866JA

N866JA is a 1970 Britten-Norman BN-2A, serial number 185. The FAA register lists Mcphillips Flying Service Inc as the registrant in Beaver Island, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 27, 2012 and expires on January 31, 2028.

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 November 24, 1970.

N866JA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2021-11-13 Accident · Beaver Island, MI Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · CEN22FA031
Reported aircraft: Britten-Norman BN-2A
Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control at an altitude too low to recover.

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.