# N971EW: 1999 Air Creation GTE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Air Creation GTE](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-creation-gte) (registry code 0590031, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: T02055
- Year built: 1999
- Type: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: April 26, 2012
- Certificate issued: November 15, 2016
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: AD87D5
- Registered owners: [Wilson Jimmy D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20JIMMY%20D), [Wilson Paul L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20PAUL%20L)
- Location: [Dewey, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Dewey)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5568° N, 112.1109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86327, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=971EW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N971EW

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 (Air Creation GTE)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582SER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N971EW.

## 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.

- [Incident 20120612012329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120612012329I), Jun 12, 2012: Air Creation GTE (N971EW), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. On June 12, 2012, at 0736 MDT, N971EW, an experimental light sport aircraft, an Air Creation model Gte, a single engine weight-shift controlled aircraft,…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Air Creation GTE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-creation-gte/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582SER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser.md

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