# N4626: 1972 Bowers Fly Baby 1-A, registration cancelled 2013-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bowers Fly Baby 1-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bowers-fly-baby-1-a) (registry code 14121LB)
- 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: 71-28
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 1980
- Last registry action: January 10, 2012
- Mode S code: A5A433
- Location: [Commerce, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Commerce)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2172° N, 83.4827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30529, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4626
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4626
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4626-2013-03-25

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Bowers Fly Baby 1-A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bowers-fly-baby-1-a.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 ERA12LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA141), Jan 8, 2012: Bowers Fly Baby 1-A (N4626), Jefferson, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin. Also causal was the partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to the improper…

## 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 20120108000499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120108000499A), Jan 8, 2012: Bowers Fly Baby 1-A (N4626), Jefferson, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft N4626 an experimental amateur built "Bowers Fly Baby" serial number 71-28 crashed on take off at airport 19A in Jackson Georgia. Witnesses place the…

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