# N5JG: Mercer OWL RACER, registration cancelled 1991-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mercer OWL RACER](https://openairdocs.org/model/mercer-owl-racer) (registry code 0562142)
- Serial number: JM1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 3, 1987
- Last registry action: January 4, 1991
- Mode S code: A6360D
- Owner when cancelled: [Denton Harvey D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENTON%20HARVEY%20D)
- Location: [Mill Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mill%20Valley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9247° N, 122.5982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94941, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5JG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5JG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5JG-1991-02-04

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Mercer OWL RACER: https://openairdocs.org/model/mercer-owl-racer.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 SEA87LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA188), Sep 15, 1987: Mercer OWL Racer 65-2 (N5JG), Reno, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19870915053009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870915053009A), Sep 15, 1987: Amtrvd OWLRACER (N5JG), Reno, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine quit. Stalled,snap rolled and hit ground on downwind to base leg. Fuel exhaustion. Air race practice flight.

## Other aircraft with N5JG

- [Cancelled 2017-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5JG-2017-02-06): Beech 95-B55 (T42A), S/N TC-1725, built 1974. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Hemman Dale W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEMMAN%20DALE%20W), [Steilacoom, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Steilacoom)

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