Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2
19 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 2000 to 2007; half of them date from 2004 or earlier. Idaho has the most (7). 89% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the FBA-2 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Lycoming Io-540-L1C5 (12), Lycoming Io-540 Ser (7)
- Seats
- 6
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Found Acft Canada Inc
- Registered
- earliest certificate December 12, 2003; newest September 2, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| LLC | 6 | 32% |
| Government | 6 | 32% |
| Corporation | 5 | 26% |
| Individual | 1 | 5% |
| Co-owned | 1 | 5% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
Airworthiness certificate class
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Kingfisher Air INC | 4 |
| US Department of the Interior | 3 |
| U S Department of the Interior | 2 |
| U S Dept of the Interior | 1 |
| Sparless Air LLC | 1 |
| Sandpoint Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Ranchlands LLC | 1 |
| Phantom Holdings LLC | 1 |
| N602Bc LLC | 1 |
| Mackay Restaurant Management Group INC | 1 |
| Kustatan Leasing LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Kingfisher Air INC · US Department of the Interior · U S Department of the Interior · Kustatan Leasing LLC
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 Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
19 as of October 30, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2s?
Idaho, with 7.
Who owns the Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2?
89% 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 Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2s on the register built?
Between 2000 and 2007; half of them in 2004 or earlier.
How many Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2 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 Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2 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 Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2 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 (A7EA, held by Nzskydive Limited). The FAA has issued 3 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about flight controls. Operators and repair shops have filed 40 failure reports with the FAA since 1997, 16 of them in the last ten years: about 12.0 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine. 97 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Garmin International INC.
FAA orders 3 airworthiness directives · newest first
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Flight controls | 2 | 67% |
| Fuel system | 1 | 33% |
Failure reports 40 since 1997 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 97 | 1 |
| 02 | 1 |
| 03 | 2 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 3 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 5 |
| 08 | 2 |
| 09 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 |
| 11 | 3 |
| 13 | 1 |
| 14 | 3 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 18 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 15 | 38% |
| Landing gear | 10 | 25% |
| Airframe structure | 7 | 18% |
| Flight controls | 4 | 10% |
| Fuel system | 3 | 8% |
| Propeller | 1 | 2% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Baffle | 6 |
| Tie Bolt | 3 |
| Fitting | 2 |
| Structure | 2 |
| Attach Fitting | 1 |
| Bearing | 1 |
| Bolt | 1 |
| Brush Block | 1 |
| Cap | 1 |
| Capacitor | 1 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 69 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: airglas lh (10), tailwheel and (8), tail wheel (6), hose fitting (3), switch placard (2), plate (2), mounting plate (2), mounting bracket (2), motor (2), hydraulic line (2).
Approved modifications 97 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 1 · 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 FBA-2 links to the rest of the register
- Found Acft Canada Inc 19 aircraft on the register
- Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 15 registered
- Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C2 4 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Lycoming IO-540-L1C5 12 of these aircraft · 300 hp
- Lycoming IO-540 series 7 of these aircraft · 300 hp
- Idaho 7 of these aircraft
- Alaska 6 of these aircraft
- Wyoming 2 of these aircraft
- Washington 2 of these aircraft
- Nebraska 1 of these aircraft
- Kingfisher Air INC 4 of these aircraft
- US Department Of The Interior 3 of these aircraft
- U S Department Of The Interior 2 of these aircraft
- U S Dept of the Interior 1 of these aircraft
- Sparless Air LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the FBA-2 1 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- FAA orders naming the FBA-2 3 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the FBA-2 40 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the FBA-2 97 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/found-acft-canada-inc/fba-2.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 19
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N423T | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 |
Sandpoint Aviation LLC Sandpoint, Idaho |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71KB | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 |
Sparless Air LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34GR | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2022-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N602BC | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C2 |
N602Bc LLC Wasilla, Alaska |
Multiple | 2022-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N500FA | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 |
Kingfisher Air INC Kodiak, Alaska |
Standard | 2020-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N669BC | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C2 |
Phantom Holdings LLC Lexington, Nebraska |
Standard | 2020-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444JE | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 |
Ranchlands LLC Hyattville, Wyoming |
Standard | 2019-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321TE | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 |
Co-owned owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2018-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N108J | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 |
Kustatan Leasing LLC Nikiski, Alaska |
Standard | 2018-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N629L | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 |
Mackay Restaurant Management Group INC Seattle, Washington |
Standard | 2015-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N818ES | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 |
Kingfisher Air INC Kodiak, Alaska |
Standard | 2015-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777ZB | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 |
Kingfisher Air INC Kodiak, Alaska |
Standard | 2014-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N705BH | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 |
Kingfisher Air INC Kodiak, Alaska |
Standard | 2011-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N716M | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C2 |
US Department of the Interior Boise, Idaho |
Restricted | 2008-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N709M | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C2 |
US Department of the Interior Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2007-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N706M | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 |
U S Dept of the Interior Boise, Idaho |
Restricted | 2007-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N794 | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 |
U S Department of the Interior Boise, Idaho |
Restricted | 2005-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N796 | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 |
US Department of the Interior Boise, Idaho |
Multiple | 2005-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N753 | Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1 |
U S Department of the Interior Boise, Idaho |
Multiple | 2003-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |