N8JR — Rapisarda BD-5

Aircraft record

Serial number

921A

Manufacturer

Rapisarda

Model

BD-5

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N8JR →

Accident & incident history

1. ERA19FA248Aug 15, 2019Elizabethton, TNMinor

   The pilot's continuation of an unstabilized approach despite recognizing associated cues and the flight crew's decision not to initiate a go-around before touchdown, which resulted in a bounced landing, a loss of airplane control, a landing gear collapse, and a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to deploy the speedbrakes during the initial touchdown, which may have prevented the runway excursion, and the pilot's attempt to go around after deployment of the thrust reversers.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the Rapisarda BD-5).

1. —deregistered

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N8JR was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the Rapisarda BD-5 above.

• until Oct 23, 20192015 Textron Aviation Inc 680A (s/n 680A0010)
• until May 7, 1991Kellers Jan M SIDEWINDER (s/n 150162600)

Frequently asked

Has N8JR been in an accident?

Yes. N8JR appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2019.

What kind of aircraft is N8JR?

N8JR is a Rapisarda BD-5 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 921A.