British Aerospace AVRO 146
12 on the U.S. register. Built from 1995 to 2000; half of them date from 1998 or earlier. Utah has the most (12). 100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the AVRO 146 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Airliners and large jets
- Power
- Turbojet, 4 engines
- Common engines
- Alliedsign Lf507-1F (11)
- Fuel
- Jet A
- Seats
- 70
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- British Aerospace
- Registered
- earliest certificate May 17, 2019; newest March 16, 2026
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation | 12 | 100% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVRO 146-RJ85A | 12 | 1995 to 2000 | 100.0% |
When they were built by decade · 8 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 6 | 50% |
| Restricted | 4 | 33% |
| Special flight permit | 1 | 8% |
| None on file | 1 | 8% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Bank of Utah Trustee | 12 |
Fleet pages: Bank of Utah Trustee
Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many British Aerospace AVRO 146 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
12 as of November 12, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most British Aerospace AVRO 146s?
Utah, with 12.
Who owns the British Aerospace AVRO 146?
100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the British Aerospace AVRO 146s on the register built?
Between 1995 and 2000; half of them in 1998 or earlier.
How many British Aerospace AVRO 146 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the British Aerospace AVRO 146 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the British Aerospace AVRO 146 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The design is held under 1 type certificate (A49EU, held by Bae Systems (Operations) Limited). The FAA has issued 122 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about airframe structure. Operators and repair shops have filed 1,309 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 12 of them in the last ten years: about 16.7 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is airframe structure. 33 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Rockwell Collins INC.
FAA orders 122 airworthiness directives · newest first
All orders naming the British Aerospace AVRO 146
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 34 | 28% |
| Landing gear | 21 | 17% |
| Engine | 18 | 15% |
| Flight controls | 15 | 12% |
| Instruments and avionics | 8 | 7% |
| Electrical power | 7 | 6% |
| Other and general | 5 | 4% |
| Cabin, seats and restraints | 5 | 4% |
Failure reports 1,309 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 3 |
| 96 | 11 |
| 97 | 12 |
| 98 | 44 |
| 99 | 81 |
| 00 | 122 |
| 01 | 119 |
| 02 | 123 |
| 03 | 179 |
| 04 | 306 |
| 05 | 209 |
| 06 | 88 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 16 | 4 |
| 18 | 2 |
| 19 | 2 |
| 22 | 1 |
| 24 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Seat Track | 79 |
| Battery Pack | 71 |
| Skin | 69 |
| Frame | 58 |
| Engine | 50 |
| Slide | 36 |
| Seal | 31 |
| Battery | 28 |
| Switch | 25 |
| Door | 22 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 377 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: bearing (18), landing lamp (16), heater (12), seal (9), valve (8), roller (8), washer (7), ring (7), element (7), solid rivet (6).
Approved modifications 33 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 2 · advice, not orders
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the AVRO 146 links to the rest of the register
- British Aerospace 132 aircraft on the register
- British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A 12 registered
- Built of aluminium
- AlliedSignal (Honeywell) LF507-1F 11 of these aircraft · 4600 hp
- Utah 12 of these aircraft
- Bank Of Utah Trustee 12 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the AVRO 146 1 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- FAA orders naming the AVRO 146 122 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the AVRO 146 1,309 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the AVRO 146 33 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/british-aerospace/avro-146.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 12
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N374AC | British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Restricted | 2026-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N416AC | British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Restricted | 2026-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N635AC | British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Restricted | 2026-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N399AC | British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2020-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N377AC | British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2020-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N398AC | British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
None on file | 2020-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N277AC | British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2020-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N285AC | British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2019-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N248AC | British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2019-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N325AC | British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Restricted | 2019-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N430AC | British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2019-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N403AC | British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Special flight permit | 2019-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |