# N246AN: 2003 Nicoson Alan E ANTARES MA-33, registration cancelled 2003-12-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 30, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Nicoson Alan E ANTARES MA-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/nicoson-alan-e-antares-ma-33) (registry code 05614MZ)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: NIC001
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Artic Sparrow Aircraft Inc ANTARES MA-33
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 20, 2003
- Certificate issued: August 20, 2002
- Last registry action: July 8, 2003
- Mode S code: A24656
- Owners when cancelled: [Nicoson Alan E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICOSON%20ALAN%20E), [Nicoson Elizabeth A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICOSON%20ELIZABETH%20A)
- Location: [East Troy, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/East%20Troy)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8091° N, 88.4224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53120, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246AN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=246AN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246AN-2003-12-30

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 Nicoson Alan E ANTARES MA-33: https://openairdocs.org/model/nicoson-alan-e-antares-ma-33.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 CHI03LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA256), Aug 10, 2003: Nicoson Antares MA-33 (N246AN), Palmyra, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot misjudging the descent rate during the forced landing, which resulted in the airplane landing short of the desired landing area. A…

## 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 20030810023219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030810023219A), Aug 10, 2003: Amtr ANTARESMA33 (N246AN), Palmyra, WI, Destroyed. (-23) On August 10, 2003, at 07:45 CDT an experimental homebuilt antares MA-33, N246AN, made an emergency landing due to the engine losing power. The pilot…

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