Light jet

N4985Z

1964 Aero L-29 Delfin

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1964
Serial
491165
Class
Light jet
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fernley, NV
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Registration record

N4985Z on the FAA register

Type
1964 Aero L-29 Delfin
Serial
491165
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fernley, NV
Certificate issued
2021-07-07
Airworthiness date
1997-10-15
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A630EF
Mode S (octal)
51430357
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-07-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N4985Z to the current registrant.
  • 1997-10-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1992-12-15
    N4985Z previously assigned to a Homebuilt Varieze (s/n 427); cancelled.
  • 1964
    Manufactured (1964).
  • 1962-09-14
    N4985Z previously assigned to a Piper Super Cub (s/n 18-7764); cancelled.
Overview

About N4985Z

N4985Z is a 1964 Aero L-29 Delfin, serial number 491165. It is registered to an individual in Fernley, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 7, 2021 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated October 15, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4985Z. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-11-24 Accident · Aspen, CO Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DEN90DTE02
Reported aircraft: Bruce Mckinney Vari-Eze — a different aircraft that carried the N4985Z registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. A RELATED FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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.