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N85JP

N85JP is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Postlewait James RV-4 built in 1984. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 12, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

N85JP is reserved by a private party since November 28, 2023. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on September 28, 2026.

Postlewait James RV-4 cancelled June 12, 2013

Serial number
105
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1984
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 25, 1984
Last FAA action
January 8, 1988
Last owner
Postlewait James M (Individual)
Ellwood City, PA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N85JP

NYC85FGM05Accident on August 2, 1985 at Zelienople, PA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: James Postlewait RV-4 · serial 105

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