# N2004U: 1980 Taylorcraft F21, registration cancelled 2019-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft F21](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f21) (registry code 8850906)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A9](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A9), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F-1006
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 5, 1980
- Last registry action: November 3, 2018
- Mode S code: A194FA
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2004U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2004U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2004U-2019-09-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Taylorcraft F21: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f21.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 GAA18CA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA302), May 28, 2018: Taylorcraft F21 (N2004U), Payette, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed during an aborted landing, which resulted in a collision…

## 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 20180528006269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180528006269A), May 28, 2018: Taylorcraft Aviation Corp. F21 (N2004U), Payette, ID, Substantial damage. The accident pilot (ap), a student pilot, reported the entire sequence of the accident flight in detail. The purpose of the day's flight was to accumulate time…

## Other aircraft with N2004U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2004U): Textron 172S, S/N 172S13449, built 2025
- [Cancelled 1972-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2004U-1972-01-17): Maule M-4-210C, S/N 1063C, built 1967. Owner: [Bryant James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRYANT%20JAMES%20E), [Port Richey, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Port%20Richey)

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