# N495J: 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 19, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=495J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N495J

## Aircraft that carried N495J

- [Cancelled 2018-01-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N495J-2018-01-19): Goodwin James H RANS S-4, S/N 94218, built 1996. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Goodwin James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODWIN%20JAMES%20H), [Marin, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Marin)

## NTSB investigations on N495J (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 NYC97LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA116), Jun 16, 1997: Goodwin Rans S-4 (N495J), Cedar Bluff, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial takeoff climb which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A related factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N495J (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 19970616014019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970616014019A), Jun 16, 1997: Amtr RANSS6 (N495J), Cedar Bluff, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled and spun in on climbout. No check out. First flight in type.

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