# N75JS: 1975 Sturges SPEZIO SPORT, registration cancelled 2017-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sturges SPEZIO SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/sturges-spezio-sport) (registry code 0561337)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 392
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 14, 1980
- Certificate issued: October 12, 1999
- Last registry action: November 4, 2002
- Mode S code: AA1889
- Owner when cancelled: [Epperson John W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EPPERSON%20JOHN%20W)
- Location: [Orange Grove, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Orange%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0096° N, 98.0988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78372, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75JS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=75JS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75JS-2017-07-18

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 Sturges SPEZIO SPORT: https://openairdocs.org/model/sturges-spezio-sport.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 FTW00LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA015), Oct 24, 1999: Sturges Spezio Sport (N75JS), Mathis, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines while maneuvering.

## 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 19991024028959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991024028959A), Oct 24, 1999: Amtr SPEZIOSPORT (N75JS), Mathis, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.19) On October 24, 1999, at 1752 central daylight time, a sturges spezio sport amateur built airplane, N75JS, was destroyed when it impacted power lines and…

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