# N8501Z: 1940 Piper J4A, registration cancelled 2023-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper J4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (registry code 7100604)
- Engine: [Continental C85-12](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12) (registry code 17124)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-703](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-703), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4-1231
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 18, 2017
- Last registry action: February 28, 2022
- Mode S code: ABA9EB
- Location: [Sultan, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Sultan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.8384° N, 121.7662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98294, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8501Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8501Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8501Z-2023-01-14

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Piper J4A: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a.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 CEN21LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA242), May 30, 2021: Piper J4A (N8501Z), Omaha, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a blocked fuel tank cap vent hole, which resulted in fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the mechanic’s and the pilot’s inadequate inspections of the…

## 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 20210530009419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210530009419A), May 30, 2021: Piper J4A (N8501Z), Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. On may 30, 2021 at approximately 0945 central daylight time, a Piper J4A airplane was substantially damage due to impact with terrain shortly after takeoff at…

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