# N717EW: 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: February 23, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=717EW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717EW

## Aircraft that carried N717EW

- [Cancelled 2018-02-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717EW-2018-02-23): Wiggins Edward AIR BOSS, S/N 001, built 2012. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wiggins Edward](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIGGINS%20EDWARD), [Gary, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Gary)

## NTSB investigations on N717EW (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 CEN12FA619](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA619), Sep 10, 2012: Wiggins AIR Boss (N717EW), Lansing, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain adequate familiarization with gyroplane operations before attempting a flight test of the recently completed gyroplane, which resulted in his failure to maintain control…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N717EW (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 20120910019319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120910019319A), Sep 10, 2012: Wiggins Edward AIR BOSS (N717EW), Lansing, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot was testing a gyroplane which he built. According to an eyewitness, [privacy data omitted] had no stated intention to fly. He applied takeoff power, got…

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