N481TJ is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Rans S-5 built in 1992. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 18, 2019. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Rans S-5 cancelled January 18, 2019
- Serial number
- 92-189
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Two-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1992
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 25, 2015
- Last FAA action
- September 25, 2015
- Last owner
- Hardwick David (Individual)
Walnut Grove, CA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008
NTSB accident and incident record under N481TJ
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rans S 5 · serial 92-189
A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as the result of a pinched fuel line. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s maneuvering just before landing, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.
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