# N642JB: 1987 Bridges John E LONG-EZ, registration cancelled 2004-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Bridges John E LONG-EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/bridges-john-e-long-ez) (registry code 056098X)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LE-6996
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 15, 1987
- Certificate issued: August 19, 1994
- Last registry action: September 8, 2003
- Mode S code: A86D73
- Owner when cancelled: [Bridges John E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRIDGES%20JOHN%20E)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6241° N, 112.0502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85022, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N642JB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=642JB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N642JB-2004-02-11

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 Bridges John E LONG-EZ: https://openairdocs.org/model/bridges-john-e-long-ez.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 CHI89DEC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEC04), Apr 23, 1989: Bridges LONG-EZ (N642JB), Rochester Hills, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO TAKEOFF FROM UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR.

## 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 19890423009659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890423009659A), Apr 23, 1989: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N642JB), New Haven, MI, Substantial damage. Part of wood prop broke off in flight. Crashed on landing. Appears a piece of asphalt from broken runway hit prop.

## Other aircraft with N642JB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N642JB): Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, S/N 08SC243, built 2008

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