# N2355L: 2002 Aeroworks AEROLITE-103, registration cancelled 2020-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aeroworks AEROLITE-103](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeroworks-aerolite-103) (registry code 05902LV)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (registry code 55566)
- Serial number: A-AWI-121702-127-R503
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 2007
- Certificate issued: June 15, 2007
- Last registry action: June 30, 2017
- Mode S code: A21E25
- Owner when cancelled: [Carpenter Kenneth F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARPENTER%20KENNETH%20F)
- Location: [Lincolnton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Lincolnton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4822° N, 81.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28092, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2355L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2355L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2355L-2020-10-31

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 Aeroworks AEROLITE-103: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeroworks-aerolite-103.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 ERA12CA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA371), May 21, 2012: Aero Works Aero Lite 103 (N2355L), Lincolnton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel flow interruption, which resulted from a stuck carburetor bowl needle.

## 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 20120520017439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120520017439A), May 20, 2012: Aeroworks AEROLITE-103 (N2355L), Lincolnton, NC, Substantial damage. Aircraft initial run-up was good. At approximately 300 feet the aircraft engine "died down". The pilot decided to return to the field. The aircraft landed to…

## Other aircraft with N2355L

- [Cancelled 2006-04-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2355L-2006-04-07): Beech 23, S/N M-193, built 1963. Owner: [Shull Douglas D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHULL%20DOUGLAS%20D), [Melbourne, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Melbourne)

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