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N221BP

N221BP is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Payne Ben P1 built in 2009. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 17, 2023. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N221BP is reserved by a private party since May 17, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Payne Ben P1 cancelled May 17, 2023

Serial number
G001
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2009
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 6, 2009
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Last owner
Payne Ben (Individual)
Sebring, FL
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Scaled Composites Inc 158-8 cancelled July 9, 1998

Serial number
001
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
June 1, 1992
Last FAA action
May 20, 1998
Last owner
Bob Pond Racing INC (Corporation)
Eden Prairie, MN
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N221BP

LAX93FA352Accident on September 14, 1993 at Lemmon Valley, NV: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Scaled Composites 158-8 · serial 001

OIL STARVATION AND CONNECTING ROD FAILURE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE, AND A RESULTANT FUEL FED FIRE.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site