# N85JP: 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: June 12, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85JP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85JP

## Aircraft that carried N85JP

- [Cancelled 2013-06-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85JP-2013-06-12): Postlewait James RV-4, S/N 105, built 1984. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Postlewait James M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POSTLEWAIT%20JAMES%20M), [Ellwood City, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Ellwood%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N85JP (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 NYC85FGM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FGM05), Aug 2, 1985: James Postlewait RV-4 (N85JP), Zelienople, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N85JP (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 19850802035999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850802035999A), Aug 2, 1985: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N85JP), Zelienople, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled about 400 feet above runway after takeoff. Near vertical impact with ground and fire followed.

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