N4889R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Noles Vance L RV-9A built in 2003. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 30, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N4889R is reserved by a private party since October 30, 2021. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Noles Vance L RV-9A cancelled October 30, 2021
- Serial number
- 90421
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2003
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 24, 2018
- Last FAA action
- July 24, 2018
- Last owner
- Scarfo Roman E (Individual)
Sarasota, FL - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Cessna A188B cancelled March 26, 1982
- Serial number
- 18802407T
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1975
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 8, 1977
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Campbell Tommy R DBA Campbell Aero Service (Individual)
Heflin, AL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4889R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Vans RV9 · serial 90421
The failure of the air traffic controller to provide hazardous weather information to the pilot, resulting in the flight’s encounter with strong updraft conditions, an inflight loss of airplane control, and an in-flight breakup. Contributing was the pilot’s decision to initiate a flight into an area under the influence of a tropical storm, with forecast rain showers and thunderstorms, which increased the potential for an encounter with significant convective weather
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