# N169GW: 2001 Smith Bret B SEAREY, registration cancelled 2013-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Smith Bret B SEAREY](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-bret-b-searey) (registry code 05611X7)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1DK184
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 22, 2002
- Certificate issued: October 2, 2001
- Last registry action: February 11, 2008
- Mode S code: A113C8
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Bret B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20BRET%20B)
- Location: [Cumberland, RI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/RI/Cumberland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9675° N, 71.4206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02864, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169GW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=169GW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169GW-2013-05-08

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Smith Bret B SEAREY: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-bret-b-searey.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 ERA09LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA325), Jun 6, 2009: Smith Bret B Searey (N169GW), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and uncontrolled descent.

## 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 20090606010759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090606010759A), Jun 6, 2009: Amtr SEAREY (N169GW), Knoxville, TN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) The pilot has successfully completed a touch-and-go water landing on melton hill lake. During an attempted left turn above the water, the aircraft lost…

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