# N840Z: 1963 Robert B Boston CORBEN BABY ACE C, registration cancelled 2013-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Robert B Boston CORBEN BABY ACE C](https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-b-boston-corben-baby-ace-c) (registry code 05631W8)
- Engine: [Franklin 4AC176B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176b-series) (registry code 27006)
- Serial number: 1001
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 23, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 23, 1990
- Last registry action: June 4, 2002
- Mode S code: AB8218
- Owner when cancelled: [Batts Everett G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BATTS%20EVERETT%20G)
- Location: [Beulaville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Beulaville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8948° N, 77.7475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28518, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N840Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=840Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N840Z-2013-07-29

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 Robert B Boston CORBEN BABY ACE C: https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-b-boston-corben-baby-ace-c.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 ATL92LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA183), Sep 20, 1992: Corben Baby ACE (N840Z), Jacksonville, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN INADVERTENT STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 19920920037529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920920037529A), Sep 20, 1992: Amtraa BABYACEC (N840Z), Jacksonville, NC, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Lost control in steep turn. Impacted ground in nose low altitude. Found no problems with controls or power plant.

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