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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4281Z

N4281Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Tevis Aviation Inc TWINSTAR TA-2. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 16, 2000. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Tevis Aviation Inc TWINSTAR TA-2 cancelled September 16, 2000

Serial number
TA-11
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
August 28, 1997
Last FAA action
August 15, 2000
Last owner
Inglis Jack M (Individual)
College Station, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

Piper PA-18-150 cancelled June 8, 1967

Serial number
18-8495
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Sweden
Certificate issued
April 3, 1967
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Piper Aircraft CORP (Corporation)
Lock Haven, PA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N4281Z

FTW99FA016Accident on October 23, 1998 at Bryan, TX: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Kolb Company TWINSTAR TA-2 · serial TA-11

The pilot's loss of control as result of the partial separation of the elevator trim tab resulting in the inability to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the improper design and installation of the elevator trim tab.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site