# N8496A: Purcell Thomas H JR SEASPRITE, registration cancelled 1991-04-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 5, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Purcell Thomas H JR SEASPRITE](https://openairdocs.org/model/purcell-thomas-h-jr-seasprite) (registry code 9570611)
- Serial number: X1
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1980
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: ABA473
- Owner when cancelled: [Flight Dynamics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20DYNAMICS%20INC)
- Location: [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7721° N, 78.6386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raleigh, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8496A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8496A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8496A-1991-04-05

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 Purcell Thomas H JR SEASPRITE: https://openairdocs.org/model/purcell-thomas-h-jr-seasprite.md

## Other aircraft with N8496A

- [Cancelled 1955-10-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8496A-1955-10-06): Beech A35, S/N D1916. Owner: [Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLEVELAND%20PNEUMATIC%20TOOL%20CO)

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