# N102WS: 1992 Simmons W E DRIFTER ARV 582, registration cancelled 2015-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Simmons W E DRIFTER ARV 582](https://openairdocs.org/model/simmons-w-e-drifter-arv-582) (registry code 95708DM)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: S-5-91
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1992
- Certificate issued: February 17, 1998
- Last registry action: June 12, 2007
- Mode S code: A00E27
- Owner when cancelled: [Mason Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MASON%20ROBERT)
- Location: [Kill Devil Hills, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Kill%20Devil%20Hills)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0186° N, 75.6929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27948, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N102WS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=102WS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102WS-2015-05-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Simmons W E DRIFTER ARV 582: https://openairdocs.org/model/simmons-w-e-drifter-arv-582.md

## 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 ATL01LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA088), Jul 22, 2001: W. E. Simmons Max Air Drifter ARV 582 (N102WS), Collington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The internal seizing of the engine assembly that resulted in a total loss of engine power during climb out.

## 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 20010722019239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010722019239A), Jul 22, 2001: Amtr DRIFTEARV582 (N102WS), Collington, NC, Substantial damage. (.19) On July 22, 2001, at 0745 eastern daylight time, a w.e. simmons drifter arv 582, an experimental amphibian airplane, N102WS, collided with the water…

## Other aircraft with N102WS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N102WS): DJI AGRAS T100, S/N 1581F8ZLC258N0024D30

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