# N121WE: 1989 Air Transportation WHITE LIGHT WLAC 1, registration cancelled 2014-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Air Transportation WHITE LIGHT WLAC 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-transportation-white-light-wlac-1) (registry code 05612ZE)
- Engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 76
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 25, 1989
- Certificate issued: January 19, 1989
- Last registry action: February 15, 1992
- Mode S code: A05962
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Transportation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20TRANSPORTATION%20INC)
- Location: [St Petersburg, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/St%20Petersburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.7708° N, 82.6328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33701, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121WE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=121WE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121WE-2014-12-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Air Transportation WHITE LIGHT WLAC 1: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-transportation-white-light-wlac-1.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 FTW92DQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DQA01), Jan 31, 1992: Air Trans. White Lightning (N121WE), Aztec, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT STALL AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT.

## 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 19920131001489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920131001489A), Jan 31, 1992: Amtrli WHTLIGHTING (N121WE), Azetc, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Mechanic testing newly installed turbocharger. Stalled on landing approach from a no known slip. No check out in type

## Other aircraft with N121WE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121WE): Textron 172S, S/N 172S12322, built 2019

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