# N796W: 2003 Spirit Of Wenatchee BELLANCA CH 300 REPL - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Spirit Of Wenatchee BELLANCA CH 300 REPL](https://openairdocs.org/model/spirit-of-wenatchee-bellanca-ch-300-repl) (registry code 056148H, 2 seats) - Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) - Serial number: 3004 - Year built: 2003 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built - Airworthiness date: April 24, 2003 - Certificate issued: October 21, 2014 - Expires: October 31, 2027 - Mode S code: AAD043 - Registered owner: [Spirit Of Wenatchee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPIRIT%20OF%20WENATCHEE) - Location: [East Wenatchee, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/East%20Wenatchee) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 47.4919° N, 120.1637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98802, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=796W - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N796W 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 (Spirit Of Wenatchee BELLANCA CH 300 REPL) 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 ATL03LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA141), Sep 17, 2003: Bellanca CH-300 (N796W), Peachtree City, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain directional control during landing roll that resulted in a ground loop and subsequent collapse of the main landing gear. ## NTSB investigations on N796W 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 CHI01LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA008), Oct 11, 2000: Walton RV-6 (N796W), Saint Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The rudder tube failure, and aircraft control not possible during the flare by the pilot. A factor was the service bulletin not being complied with by the mechanic during the condition inspection. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N796W. ## Reports on N796W not matched to an aircraft (2) They name N796W, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 20030917036159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030917036159A), Sep 17, 2003: Blanca CH300PACEMKR (N796W), Peachtree City, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) After landing on runway 13 at ffc, the aircraft began to veer to the left, the pilot overcorrected with excess right rudder and brake, causing the… - [Accident 20001011015909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001011015909A), Oct 11, 2000: Amtr RV6 (N796W), St Paul, MN, No damage. (-23) While on approach to landing on runway 22, just prior to touchdown, the pilot's right rudder pedal broke off control tube causing pilot to add full left… ## 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 N796W The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N796W before. - [Cancelled 1932-12-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N796W-1932-12-16): Bellanca CH400 SKYROCKET, S/N 3004, built 1931. Owner: [Aero Medical Researches Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20MEDICAL%20RESEARCHES%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York) ## Related - Other Spirit Of Wenatchee BELLANCA CH 300 REPL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/spirit-of-wenatchee-bellanca-ch-300-repl/aircraft.md - The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.