# N22WC: Karlsen Douglas WC-7

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Karlsen Douglas WC-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/karlsen-douglas-wc-7) (registry code 056076J, 7 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 001
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 2009
- Mode S code: A1E09F
- Registered owner: [Queen Bee Air Specialties Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/QUEEN%20BEE%20AIR%20SPECIALTIES%20INC)
- Location: [Rigby, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Rigby)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6287° N, 111.8340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83442, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=22WC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22WC

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Karlsen Douglas WC-7)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N22WC.

## NTSB investigations on N22WC not matched to an aircraft (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX85LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA264), May 30, 1985: Beech 65-A90 (N22WC), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N22WC.

## Reports on N22WC not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N22WC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19850530021169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850530021169A), May 30, 1985: Beech 65A90 (N22WC), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Right main gear separated after touchdown. Aircraft veered off runway. Gear torque link failed due to fatigue crack

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Karlsen Douglas WC-7 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/karlsen-douglas-wc-7/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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