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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4859S

N4859S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Blackstrom Glided FLYING PLANK EPB-1C built in 1966. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 26, 2002. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Blackstrom Glided FLYING PLANK EPB-1C cancelled August 26, 2002

Serial number
MCS-1
Type
Glider · None
Year built
1966
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
November 21, 1973
Last FAA action
July 16, 2002
Last owner
Zischke David E (Individual)
Dewitt, MI
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N4859S

LAX82FVD19Accident on July 1, 1982 at Stockton, CA: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman G-164B · serial 87B

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