# N235WC: 1992 Conkey D R / Wapelhorst J A LANCAIR 235, registration cancelled 2011-11-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 9, 2011
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Conkey D R / Wapelhorst J A LANCAIR 235](https://openairdocs.org/model/conkey-d-r-wapelhorst-j-a-lancair-235) (registry code 056184V)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 13, 1998
- Certificate issued: June 22, 2004
- Last registry action: June 15, 2010
- Mode S code: A21D0A
- Owner when cancelled: [Auman James L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUMAN%20JAMES%20L)
- Location: [Sycamore, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Sycamore)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0082° N, 88.6608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60178, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N235WC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=235WC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N235WC-2011-11-09

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 Conkey D R / Wapelhorst J A LANCAIR 235: https://openairdocs.org/model/conkey-d-r-wapelhorst-j-a-lancair-235.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX03CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA257), Jul 26, 2003: Lancair 235 (N235WC), Page, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and his improper recovery from a bounced landing. Inadvertent entry into a porpoise pilot-induced oscillation, and high density…
- [NTSB SEA96LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA162), Jul 20, 1996: Conkey/Wapelhorst Lancair 235 (N235WC), Cottage Grove, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: release of the main landing gear locking mechanism for undetermined reason(s).

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20030726030149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030726030149A), Jul 26, 2003: Amtr LANCAIR235 (N235WC), Page, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot states: he approached the airport too close on the downwind for landing and from a higher than normal altitude and airspeed. The aircraft hit…
- [Incident 19981222044739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981222044739I), Dec 22, 1998: Amtr LANCAIR (N235WC), Camarillo, CA. Upon landing aircraft suffered rapid deflation of nose tire. Airport operations halted 35 minutes for extraction. Aircraft relocated to hanger for replacement…
- [Accident 19960720019159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960720019159A), Jul 20, 1996: Amtr LANCAIR (N235WC), Cottage Grove, OR, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed on takeoff roll. Aborted. Slid off runway. Cause collapsed unknown.
- [Incident 19930726031759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930726031759I), Jul 26, 1993: Amtrnc 235LANCAIR (N235WC), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll. Veered off runway. Left main gear attachment bolt failed.

## Other aircraft with N235WC

- [Cancelled 2023-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N235WC-2023-09-16): Jim Wapelhorst SERIES 5 TD, S/N WAP002, built 2019. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Ridge, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Ridge)

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