# N1712L: 2002 Earthstar GULL 2000, registration cancelled 2021-12-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 7, 2021
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Earthstar GULL 2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/earthstar-gull-2000) (registry code 05901HB)
- Engine: [HKS 700E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hks-700e) (registry code 33777)
- Serial number: 007
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: October 3, 2007
- Certificate issued: February 5, 2019
- Last registry action: February 5, 2019
- Mode S code: A11F8D
- Owner when cancelled: [Vistad Bruce W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VISTAD%20BRUCE%20W)
- Location: [Fergus Falls, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Fergus%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.2767° N, 96.0919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56537, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1712L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1712L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1712L-2021-12-07

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Earthstar GULL 2000: https://openairdocs.org/model/earthstar-gull-2000.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 CEN21FA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA297), Jun 30, 2021: Earthstar Gull 2000 (N1712L), Curtiss, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to depart into instrument meteorological conditions with dense fog and low clouds, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control.…

## 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 20210630011619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210630011619A), Jun 30, 2021: Earthstar Aircraft GULL 2000 (N1712L), Curtiss, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot departed a private grass runway to the north in heavy ground fog and fatally contacted trees approximately 1.5 miles to the northwest.

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