# N2898J: 2000 Storch Aviation Australia PTY SS-MK4, registration cancelled 2010-01-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 7, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Storch Aviation Australia PTY SS-MK4](https://openairdocs.org/model/storch-aviation-australia-pty-ss-mk4) (registry code 05614P8)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 3, 2003
- Certificate issued: October 19, 2006
- Last registry action: November 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A2F2E3
- Owner when cancelled: [Austin John H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUSTIN%20JOHN%20H)
- Location: [Boulder, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Boulder)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9444° N, 111.4423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84716, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2898J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2898J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2898J-2010-01-07

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 Storch Aviation Australia PTY SS-MK4: https://openairdocs.org/model/storch-aviation-australia-pty-ss-mk4.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 WPR09LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA269), May 29, 2009: Storch Aviation Australia PTY SS-MK4 (N2898J), Boulder, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low altitude maneuvering.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20090529006349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090529006349A), May 29, 2009: Storch SSMK4 (N2898J), Escalante, UT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Pilot was on a sight seeing flight with a friend and flying below the canyon ridge line. The pilot came to a "y" in the canyon and turned left. The…
- [Incident 20060414007629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060414007629I), Apr 14, 2006: SSMK4 (N2898J), Boulder, UT, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot took off from a dirt road at Boulder, Utah at approximately 11:15 MDT on the day of the incident for a local flight for the purpose of trying…

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