# N4186C: 1964 Burgess SKYHOPPER, registration cancelled 2015-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Burgess SKYHOPPER](https://openairdocs.org/model/burgess-skyhopper) (registry code 05601DY)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 3, 1976
- Certificate issued: April 5, 1991
- Last registry action: February 9, 2007
- Mode S code: A4F505
- Owner when cancelled: [Roland Kenneth Ray](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROLAND%20KENNETH%20RAY)
- Location: [Jonesboro, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Jonesboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8307° N, 90.5781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72401, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4186C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4186C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4186C-2015-05-19

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 Burgess SKYHOPPER: https://openairdocs.org/model/burgess-skyhopper.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 FTW97LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA341), Sep 6, 1997: Burgess Skyhopper (N4186C), Jonesboro, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain the aircraft's airspeed. Factors were the high density altitude and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## 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 19970906025709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906025709A), Sep 6, 1997: Amtr SKYHOPPER (N4186C), Jonesboro, AR, Substantial damage. Aircraft made emergency landing in a field, flipped over. (-23) burgess Skyhopper, amateur built aircraft, departed private grass strip, aircraft did not…

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