# N76TG: Wright David SPORTSMAN 2+2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Wright David SPORTSMAN 2+2](https://openairdocs.org/model/wright-david-sportsman-2-plus-2) (registry code 05627L0, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 7278
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Glasair Aviation LLC SPORTSMAN 2+2
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 26, 2009
- Mode S code: AA40DF
- Registered owner: [Papich William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAPICH%20WILLIAM)
- Location: [Boston, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Boston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6232° N, 78.7261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14025, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=76TG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76TG

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 (Wright David SPORTSMAN 2+2)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA24LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA144), Mar 14, 2024: Glasair Sportsman 2+2 (N76TG), Fort Meade, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate inspection of the airplane following an inflight smoke event, which result in separation of the exhaust pipe and hot exhaust igniting the engine cowling, and a subsequent loss…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20240314002229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240314002229A), Mar 14, 2024: Wright David SPORTSMAN 2 + 2 (N76TG), Fort Meade, FL, Destroyed. On March 14, 2024 at approximately 1323 EDT, an experimental amateur built sportsman 2+2 with a pilot and a passenger on board departed lakeland linder…

## 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 N76TG

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N76TG before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76TG-undated): Piper PA-31T1, S/N 31T8004011. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Wright David SPORTSMAN 2+2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/wright-david-sportsman-2-plus-2/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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