# N14GR: 1997 Blanton W George RAF 2000 GYROPLANE, registration cancelled 2017-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Blanton W George RAF 2000 GYROPLANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/blanton-w-george-raf-2000-gyroplane) (registry code 05604WE)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: H2-96-7-265
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 1, 1997
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1997
- Last registry action: June 24, 2003
- Mode S code: A0A0FD
- Owner when cancelled: [Blanton William G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLANTON%20WILLIAM%20G)
- Location: [Bowie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bowie)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5237° N, 97.9319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76230, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14GR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=14GR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14GR-2017-05-15

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 Blanton W George RAF 2000 GYROPLANE: https://openairdocs.org/model/blanton-w-george-raf-2000-gyroplane.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 FTW99FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA038), Nov 28, 1998: Blanton RAF 2000 (N14GR), The Colony, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the gyroplane during cruise flight. A factor was the gusty wind condition.

## 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 19981128032389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981128032389A), Nov 28, 1998: Amtr RAF2000 (N14GR), Caddo Mills, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft reportedly came apart in the air before crashing. (.19) on November 28, 1998, at 1500 central standard time, a blanton raf 2000 experimental amateur built…

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