Single-engine piston

N4356L

1980 Pterodactyl Ascender II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
7/80
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 532
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Arlington, WA
Registration record

N4356L on the FAA register

Type
1980 Pterodactyl Ascender II
Serial
7/80
Engines
Rotax 532
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Arlington, WA
Certificate issued
2007-12-26
Airworthiness date
2008-01-29
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A538E6
Mode S (octal)
51234346
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-01-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007-12-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N4356L to the current registrant.
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
  • 1971-03-22
    N4356L previously assigned to a Cessna 172G Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 17254429); cancelled.
Overview

About N4356L

N4356L is a 1980 Pterodactyl Ascender II, serial number 7/80. It is registered to an individual in Arlington, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 26, 2007 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 532 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated January 29, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4356L. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-01-30 Accident · Chevrolet,Ky, 17 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2438
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172G — a different aircraft that carried the N4356L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: POOR WEA.HAD 31 HRS DUAL BFOR 1ST SOLO 2 WKS PRIOR

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.