# N4844W: 2013 John A Webb JR WEBB 2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [John A Webb JR WEBB 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/john-a-webb-jr-webb-2) (registry code 05632EJ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Viking 110](https://openairdocs.org/engine/viking-110) (registry code 63700)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2013
- Type: Gyroplane
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 26, 2013
- Certificate issued: October 27, 2018
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A5FA6E
- Registered owner: [Smith Michael A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20MICHAEL%20A)
- Location: [Waco, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Waco)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4844W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4844W

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (John A Webb JR WEBB 2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Viking 110)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN13LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA147), Jan 28, 2013: Webb Webb 2 (N4844W), Gainsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to follow his test plan and abort the takeoff after inadvertently lifting off during a high speed taxi test. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of flight experience…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20130128004059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130128004059A), Jan 28, 2013: John A Webb Jr WEBB 2 (N4844W), Gainsville, TX, Substantial damage. Owner received his temporary airworthiness certificate at a safety meeting (1/26/2013) in olney Texas. Owner was working his testing plan. He was conducting…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N4844W

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4844W before.

- [Cancelled 1977-01-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4844W-1977-01-05): Rockwell International 114, S/N 14174. Exported to Nicaragua. Owner: [Rockwell International](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKWELL%20INTERNATIONAL), [Bethany, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Bethany)

## Related

- Other John A Webb JR WEBB 2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/john-a-webb-jr-webb-2/aircraft.md
- The Viking 110 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/viking-110.md

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