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N248761973 Payton-Kohrs-Fitch-Macchiavern AMATEUR BUILT GLIDER

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Sep 10, 2012.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Apr 1984)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Metuchen, NJ
owner city / state
Engine
NONE
None
Owners
1
since 1981
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1984
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Metuchen, NJ
Certificate issued
May 21, 1981
Canceled
Sep 10, 2012
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Apr 26, 1979

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
Payton-Kohrs-Fitch-Macchiavern
Model
AMATEUR BUILT GLIDER
Year
1973
Serial number
29
Aircraft type
Glider
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A25123

Engine

Make and model
None None
Type
None

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1981 – 2012Individual ownerMetuchen, NJ
  2. 1944 – 1951Individual ownerPetosky, MI · different airframe: Piper J3c-50 S/N 3506

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 · destroyed

Apr 28, 1984 · Colts Neck, NJ

DURING ARRIVAL TO LAND, THE PLT CIRCLED OVER THE ARPT WHILE GLIDERS WERE BEING REMOVED FROM THE ACTIVE RWY. HE THEN MADE A TIGHT DOWNWIND LEG & STARTED A 180 DEG APCH FROM 200 FT AT 55 KTS. HE STATED THAT THE 'ROLL RATE (TO THE LEFT) WAS RAPID AND BY THE TIME I HAD IT STOPPED BANK ANGLE WAS APPROX 60 DEG ...'. THE GLIDER THEN STALLED & COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND, LEFT WING FIRST.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Serious
Report
NYC84LA154

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for NYC84LA154)

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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