# N704B: Sparks-Schreder HP-14, registration cancelled 1993-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sparks-Schreder HP-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/sparks-schreder-hp-14) (registry code 056035X)
- Serial number: 42
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: November 21, 1988
- Last registry action: March 14, 1990
- Mode S code: A96383
- Owner when cancelled: [Jessop Karle L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JESSOP%20KARLE%20L)
- Location: [Santa Paula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Paula)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3868° N, 119.0941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93060, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=704B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704B-1993-03-24

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Sparks-Schreder HP-14: https://openairdocs.org/model/sparks-schreder-hp-14.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 LAX92LA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA393), Sep 18, 1992: Sparks-Schreder HP-140V (N704B), Avenal, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF PITCH AND YAW CONTROL DUE TO THE SEPARATION OF THE RUDDERVATOR CONTROL CABLE FROM ITS CLEVIS FORK DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION.

## 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 19920918037519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920918037519A), Sep 18, 1992: Amtrbr HP14 (N704B), Avenal, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. While soaring. Ruddervator control cable pulled out of clevis fork. Glider out of control,spiraled to ground impact

## Other aircraft with N704B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704B): Raytheon A36, S/N E-3372, built 2001
- [Cancelled 1957-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704B-1957-07-30): Beech E50, S/N EH-40. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Lopez Grace Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOPEZ%20GRACE%20AVIATION%20INC), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- [Cancelled 1950-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704B-1950-10-31): Beech A35, S/N D1709. Owner: [Parrish Claude](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARRISH%20CLAUDE), [Liberty, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Liberty)

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