# N235WC: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: September 16, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=235WC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N235WC

## Aircraft that carried N235WC

- [Cancelled 2023-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N235WC-2023-09-16): Jim Wapelhorst SERIES 5 TD, S/N WAP002, built 2019. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Ridge, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Ridge)
- [Cancelled 2011-11-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N235WC-2011-11-09): Conkey D R / Wapelhorst J A LANCAIR 235, S/N 001, built 1992. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Auman James L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUMAN%20JAMES%20L), [Sycamore, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Sycamore)

## NTSB investigations on N235WC (2)

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 LAX03CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA257), Jul 26, 2003: Lancair 235 (N235WC), Page, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and his improper recovery from a bounced landing. Inadvertent entry into a porpoise pilot-induced oscillation, and high density…
- [NTSB SEA96LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA162), Jul 20, 1996: Conkey/Wapelhorst Lancair 235 (N235WC), Cottage Grove, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: release of the main landing gear locking mechanism for undetermined reason(s).

## FAA accident and incident reports on N235WC (4)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20030726030149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030726030149A), Jul 26, 2003: Amtr LANCAIR235 (N235WC), Page, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot states: he approached the airport too close on the downwind for landing and from a higher than normal altitude and airspeed. The aircraft hit…
- [Incident 19981222044739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981222044739I), Dec 22, 1998: Amtr LANCAIR (N235WC), Camarillo, CA. Upon landing aircraft suffered rapid deflation of nose tire. Airport operations halted 35 minutes for extraction. Aircraft relocated to hanger for replacement…
- [Accident 19960720019159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960720019159A), Jul 20, 1996: Amtr LANCAIR (N235WC), Cottage Grove, OR, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed on takeoff roll. Aborted. Slid off runway. Cause collapsed unknown.
- [Incident 19930726031759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930726031759I), Jul 26, 1993: Amtrnc 235LANCAIR (N235WC), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll. Veered off runway. Left main gear attachment bolt failed.

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