# N481TJ: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 18, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=481TJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N481TJ

## Aircraft that carried N481TJ

- [Cancelled 2019-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481TJ-2019-01-18): Rans S-5, S/N 92-189, built 1992. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hardwick David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARDWICK%20DAVID), [Walnut Grove, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Walnut%20Grove)

## NTSB investigations on N481TJ (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR16LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA122), May 23, 2016: Rans S 5 (N481TJ), Lodi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as the result of a pinched fuel line. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s maneuvering just before landing, which resulted in the airplane…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N481TJ (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20160522025159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160522025159A), May 22, 2016: Rans S-5 (N481TJ), Acampo, CA, Substantial damage. On may 23, 2016, pilot in command (PIC), [privacy data omitted] around 8:30 am began his preflight inspection of his aircraft. After insuring the aircraft was…

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