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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8494J

N8494J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Murphy Ross B VARI-EZE. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 28, 1991. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Murphy Ross B VARI-EZE cancelled March 28, 1991

Serial number
147
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
January 30, 1981
Last FAA action
January 31, 1991
Last owner
Murphy Ross B (Co-owned)
Parker, AZ
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8494J

LAX89DUJ06Accident on April 5, 1989 at Parker, AZ: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Murphy VARI-EZE · serial 147

UNDETERMINED.

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