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N85JD

N85JD is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Dearinger Bill DUCE built in 1983. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 10, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation".

N85JD is reserved by Millenium Aviation New York LLC since January 29, 2018. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on November 29, 2026.

Dearinger Bill DUCE cancelled December 10, 2012

Serial number
BD475781
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1983
Last status
Sale reported, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
September 14, 2006
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Xxx, OK
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N85JD

FTW96LA308Accident on July 16, 1996 at Corning, AR: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Dearinger DUCE · serial BD475781

The pilot's failure to arrest his rate of descent and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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