# N4986E: 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: August 19, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4986E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4986E

## Aircraft that carried N4986E

- [Cancelled 2013-08-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4986E-2013-08-19): James-Richard BOWERS FLY BABY 1A, S/N 78-2, built 1981. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Snow Hill, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Snow%20Hill)

## NTSB investigations on N4986E (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 ATL84FMG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FMG03), Mar 24, 1984: Bowers FLY Baby 1A (N4986E), New Bern, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4986E (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 19830324069919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830324069919A), Mar 24, 1983: Amtrbw FLYBABY1 (N4986E), New Bern, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot did not connect ailerons during reassembling folding wings. No aileron control during takeoff.

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