# N57J: 1963 Lowers Special JL-125, registration cancelled 2017-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Lowers Special JL-125](https://openairdocs.org/model/lowers-special-jl-125) (registry code 05601SU)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Serial number: JL-125
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 25, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 15, 1995
- Last registry action: September 17, 2001
- Mode S code: A74CD8
- Owners when cancelled: [Dobbins James J Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOBBINS%20JAMES%20J%20JR), [Willamson James D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLAMSON%20JAMES%20D)
- Location: [Raeford, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raeford)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0468° N, 79.2414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28376, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57J-2017-06-30

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 Lowers Special JL-125: https://openairdocs.org/model/lowers-special-jl-125.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19860315025529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860315025529I), Mar 15, 1986: Amtrla LOWERSPECIAL (N57J), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Engine quit on final. Undetermined engine problem.

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