# N4986E: 1981 James-Richard BOWERS FLY BABY 1A, registration cancelled 2013-08-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [James-Richard BOWERS FLY BABY 1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/james-richard-bowers-fly-baby-1a) (registry code 1410175)
- Engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 78-2
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 7, 1997
- Last registry action: December 14, 2004
- Mode S code: A630FF
- Location: [Snow Hill, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Snow%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4533° N, 77.6794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28580, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4986E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4986E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4986E-2013-08-19

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 James-Richard BOWERS FLY BABY 1A: https://openairdocs.org/model/james-richard-bowers-fly-baby-1a.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 ATL84FMG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FMG03), Mar 24, 1984: Bowers FLY Baby 1A (N4986E), New Bern, NC, 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 19830324069919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830324069919A), Mar 24, 1983: Amtrbw FLYBABY1 (N4986E), New Bern, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot did not connect ailerons during reassembling folding wings. No aileron control during takeoff.

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