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N20261969 Sorrell SNS IV

DeregisteredNot yet verified by ownerSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 22, 2012.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 1995)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Portland, OR
owner city / state
Engine
UNKNOWN ENG
Ama/Expr
Owners
1
since 1989
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1995
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Co-owners
City, state
Portland, OR
Certificate issued
Apr 26, 1989
Canceled
Aug 22, 2012
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Oct 1, 1981

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Sorrell
Model
SNS IV
Year
1969
Serial number
202
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A19C9B

Engine

Make and model
Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type
Reciprocating

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1989 – 2012Co-ownersPortland, OR
  2. 1930 – 1932Individual ownerColumbus, OH · different airframe: 1926 Charles Ralph L Charles Number 10 S/N 10

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

May 1, 1995 · Menomonee Falls, WI

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with transmission wires. A factor in the accident was the transmission wires.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Minor
Report
CHI95LA141

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI95LA141)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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