# N777WN: 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: June 13, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=777WN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777WN

## Aircraft that carried N777WN

- [Cancelled 2013-06-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777WN-2013-06-13): Glaser-Dirks DG-400, S/N 4-116. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bigelow David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIGELOW%20DAVID%20L), [Kamuela, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Kamuela)
- [Cancelled 1990-04-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777WN-1990-04-04): Aerospatiale AS350B1 ECUREUIL, S/N 1962. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N777WN (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 WPR09FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA089), Jan 16, 2009: Glaser-Dirks DG-400 (N777WN), Volcano, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of pitch control and subsequent exceedance of the glider's airspeed limit for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N777WN (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 20090116001219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090116001219A), Jan 16, 2009: Glaser DG400 (N777WN), Hilo, HI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot was attempting to attain an altitude record for a glider by riding on a mountain wave. The pilot was on oxygen and last reported climbing through 28,000’…

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