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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N504BT

N504BT is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Jonker Sailplanes JS 1B built in 2008. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 3, 2010 when the aircraft was exported to South Africa. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Jonker Sailplanes JS 1B cancelled March 3, 2010

Serial number
1B-004
Type
Glider · None
Year built
2008
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
South Africa
Certificate issued
August 19, 2009
Last FAA action
August 19, 2009
Last owner
Tate Barton L (Individual)
Moriarty, NM
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition; Racing

NTSB accident and incident record under N504BT

ERA09CA479Accident on August 23, 2009 at Tullahoma, TN: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Jonker JS-1B · serial 1B-004

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath while on approach, resulting in landing short of the runway.

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