# N6576C: 1992 Whicker Edward B HEAVY TRI-GEAR

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Whicker Edward B HEAVY TRI-GEAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/whicker-edward-b-heavy-tri-gear) (registry code 0561871, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: EBW001
- Year built: 1992
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 17, 1992
- Certificate issued: May 8, 2025
- Expires: May 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A8A9E8
- Registered owner: [Englund Matthew J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENGLUND%20MATTHEW%20J)
- Location: [Sherwood, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Sherwood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.1767° N, 88.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54169, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6576C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6576C

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 (Whicker Edward B HEAVY TRI-GEAR)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N6576C.

## NTSB investigations on N6576C 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 FTW88FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA044), Jan 4, 1988: Cessna 414A (N6576C), Midland, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N6576C.

## Reports on N6576C not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N6576C, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19880104000179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880104000179A), Jan 4, 1988: Cessna 414A (N6576C), Midland, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control on climb-out and impacted near vertical. Indicates pilot failed to turn on gyro horizon prior departure
- [Incident 19790828033159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828033159I), Aug 28, 1979: Cessna 414A (N6576C), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Landed gear up, found defective flap gear alarm switch.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N6576C

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N6576C before.

- [Cancelled 1964-02-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6576C-1964-02-26): Douglas DC-6A, S/N 45504. Exported to Lebanon. Owner: [A A C Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%20A%20C%20INC), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6576C-undated): Cessna 414A, S/N 414A0018. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Whicker Edward B HEAVY TRI-GEAR aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/whicker-edward-b-heavy-tri-gear/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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