# N50239: Blake J I VANS RV 4

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Blake J I VANS RV 4](https://openairdocs.org/model/blake-j-i-vans-rv-4) (registry code 056088A, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 1173
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: November 16, 2005
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A64441
- Registered owner: [Waskow Thomas C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WASKOW%20THOMAS%20C)
- Location: [Cornelius, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Cornelius)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4752° N, 80.8937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28031, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50239
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50239

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 (Blake J I VANS RV 4)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N50239.

## NTSB investigations on N50239 not matched to an aircraft (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 MIA85FKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FKG02), May 17, 1985: Cessna 150H (N50239), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N50239.

## Reports on N50239 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N50239, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19850517018089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850517018089A), May 17, 1985: Cessna 150H (N50239), Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft force landed due to fuel exhaustion. Student pilot on crosscountry.

## 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 N50239

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N50239 before.

- [Cancelled 1948-12-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50239-1948-12-20): Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A, S/N 4191
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50239-undated-15069160): Cessna 150H, S/N 15069160. Triennial form not returned
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50239-undated-4191-42-71495): Cessna T-50, S/N 4191  (42-71495). Owner: [Maurice Carr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAURICE%20CARR)

## Related

- Other Blake J I VANS RV 4 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/blake-j-i-vans-rv-4/aircraft.md

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