# N14W: Spook SPECIAL, registration cancelled 1981-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Spook SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/spook-special) (registry code 835017F)
- Serial number: YG727
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 22, 1974
- Last registry action: October 13, 1981
- Mode S code: A0A24B
- Owner when cancelled: [Lewis Robert Allen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20ROBERT%20ALLEN)
- Location: [Costa Mesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Costa%20Mesa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6796° N, 117.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92626, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=14W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14W-1981-10-09

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 Spook SPECIAL: https://openairdocs.org/model/spook-special.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 LAX69D0130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0130), Jul 13, 1968: Smith Spook (N14W), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N14W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14W): Ward Peter RV-3, S/N 11132, built 1993
- [Cancelled 1930-11-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14W-1930-11-18): Lockheed SIRIUS 8A, S/N 144. Owner: [Lockheed Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOCKHEED%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Burbank, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burbank)

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