# N481J: Welley-Cherokee RM A1, registration cancelled 1983-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Welley-Cherokee RM A1](https://openairdocs.org/model/welley-cherokee-rm-a1) (registry code 4060181)
- Serial number: GAW 1
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: October 28, 1976
- Mode S code: A5ED18
- Owner when cancelled: [Strack Kenneth J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRACK%20KENNETH%20J)
- Location: [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N481J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=481J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481J-1983-08-10

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 Welley-Cherokee RM A1: https://openairdocs.org/model/welley-cherokee-rm-a1.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 NYC81FGM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM06), Nov 16, 1980: Cherokee RM-A-1 (N481J), Eighty Four, PA, substantial damage

## 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 19801116066449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801116066449A), Nov 16, 1980: Amtrha CHEROKEE2 (N481J), Eighty Four, PA, Substantial damage. Released two rope on takeoff at 100 feet by mistake. Stalled. Struck power line guywire on dive to ground impact.

## Other aircraft with N481J

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N481J): Cessna 210M, S/N 21061580, built 1977

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.