# N850JW: 1985 Ward James W LONG-EZ, registration cancelled 2013-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ward James W LONG-EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/ward-james-w-long-ez) (registry code 0569042)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 850
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 24, 1986
- Certificate issued: July 24, 1985
- Last registry action: February 4, 1998
- Mode S code: ABA835
- Owner when cancelled: [Ward James W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARD%20JAMES%20W)
- Location: [Nashville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Nashville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0820° N, 86.8349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37215, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N850JW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=850JW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N850JW-2013-07-27

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 Ward James W LONG-EZ: https://openairdocs.org/model/ward-james-w-long-ez.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 ATL93LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA137), Jul 29, 1993: Ward Long EZE (N850JW), Murfreesboro, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19930729026439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930729026439A), Jul 29, 1993: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N850JW), Murfreesboro, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Reported powerloss returning to airport. Crash landed. No defects found. Carburetor icing existed in area.
- [Incident 19850819039649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850819039649I), Aug 19, 1985: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N850JW), Smyrna, TN, Minor damage. During first flight nose struck runway hard. Aircraft skidded down runway and stopped.

## Other aircraft with N850JW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N850JW): Socata TBM 700, S/N 603, built 2011

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