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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N2BJ

N2BJ is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Jones William M WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 21, 2023. The last status on file was "registration pending, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N2BJ is reserved by a private party since October 21, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Jones William M WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8 cancelled October 21, 2023

Serial number
001
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Registration pending, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
July 14, 2022
Last owner
Registration Pending (Individual)
Bothell, WA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Vertical Unlimited Llc 12 cancelled August 15, 2013

Serial number
297
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2009
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
November 13, 2008
Last FAA action
February 3, 2010
Last owner
Vertical Unlimited LLC (Corporation)
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition

NTSB accident and incident record under N2BJ

CEN11LA582Accident on August 20, 2011 at Kansas City, MO: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Vertical Unlimited LLC 12 · serial 297

The pilot's impairment during an aerobatic airshow performance for reasons that could not be determined based on available information, which resulted in an in-flight loss of airplane control.

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