# N1974L: 2005 Lanier James A TALON XP, registration cancelled 2009-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Lanier James A TALON XP](https://openairdocs.org/model/lanier-james-a-talon-xp) (registry code 05615VY)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: 143
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sport Flight Aviation Inc TALON XP
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 11, 2005
- Certificate issued: September 5, 2003
- Last registry action: May 19, 2009
- Mode S code: A1851B
- Owner when cancelled: [Lanier James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANIER%20JAMES%20A)
- Location: [Sugar Hill, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Sugar%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1341° N, 84.0244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30518, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1974L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1974L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1974L-2009-06-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Lanier James A TALON XP: https://openairdocs.org/model/lanier-james-a-talon-xp.md

## 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 NYC08LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA235), Jul 2, 2008: Lanier James A Talon XP (N1974L), Cleveland, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An inadvertent stall during the initial climb.

## 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 20080702855139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080702855139A), Jul 2, 2008: Lanier TALONXP (N1974L), Cleveland, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The following is from a witness statement: the airplane departed on runway 35 (north runway) and climbed to approximately 50 feet. The pilot was slumped…

## Other aircraft with N1974L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1974L): Miner Lloyd A CHALLENGER II, S/N CH2-1005-CW-2690, built 2006

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