# N262WS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 29, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=262WS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262WS

## Aircraft that carried N262WS

- [Cancelled 2020-05-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262WS-2020-05-29): Vans RV-12, S/N 120262, built 2011. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [World Adventure Series Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORLD%20ADVENTURE%20SERIES%20INC), [Fort Myers, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Myers)

## NTSB investigations on N262WS (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 ERA18FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA064), Jan 22, 2018: Vans RV-12 (N262WS), Bonita Springs, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's unsafe maneuvering and exceedance of the airplane's operating limitations, which resulted in an in-flight failure of the left wing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's underlying…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N262WS (1)

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 20180122001129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180122001129A), Jan 22, 2018: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (N262WS), Bonita Springs, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On January 22, 2018, about 1214 EST, a van's aircraft inc. RV-12, N262WS, the aircraft is substantially damaged. It collided with terrain near Bonita Springs,…

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