# N96WM: 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: January 27, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96WM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96WM

## Aircraft that carried N96WM

- [Cancelled 1997-01-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96WM-1997-01-27): Gardner Wesley C E RACER MARK II, S/N ER06. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Gardner Wesley C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARDNER%20WESLEY%20C), [Redlands, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redlands)

## NTSB investigations on N96WM (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 LAX94LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA177), Apr 4, 1994: Gardner E-RACER Mark II (N96WM), Parker, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft while maneuvering in the traffic pattern following a failure of the throttle control. A factor in the accident was a throttle linkage…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N96WM (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 19940404000299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940404000299A), Apr 4, 1994: Amtrru ERACER (N96WM), Parker, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control downwind takeoff steep climbing turn. Throttle control separated. Flight and passenger unauthorized.

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