N285JB - 2004 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

2004

Aircraft Description

Model Year

2004

Manufacturer

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Model

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Type Aircraft

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Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Utility Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Valid Registration

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

J B LAUCHNER AVIATION LLC

Address

15230 N 75TH ST HNGR 2E

City

SCOTTSDALE

State / Zip Code

Arizona85260-2439

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

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Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

50560530

Mode S Code (Hex)

A2E158

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Oct 17, 2005	LAX06FA014	Destroyed	Fatal	The flight crew's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance and their decision to continue flight into known adverse weather conditions. Contributing to the accident was overcast conditions, and terrain obscuration. A finding of the investigation is that the flight crew may have improperly used the navigation equipment, which had a graphical moving map display capability, to guide the airplane between clouds and mountainous terrain while in obscured visibility conditions.

Oct 17, 2005LAX06FA014

Destroyed

Fatal

The flight crew's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance and their decision to continue flight into known adverse weather conditions. Contributing to the accident was overcast conditions, and terrain obscuration. A finding of the investigation is that the flight crew may have improperly used the navigation equipment, which had a graphical moving map display capability, to guide the airplane between clouds and mountainous terrain while in obscured visibility conditions.

Additional Details

Registration

N285JB

Serial Number

41014

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

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Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

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Last Update Date

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Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC