# N24GW: 1977 Whigham GW4A, registration cancelled 2014-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Whigham GW4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/whigham-gw4a) (registry code 05647H6)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 30, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 14, 1984
- Last registry action: March 17, 1990
- Mode S code: A22E51
- Owner when cancelled: [Beesley Byron E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEESLEY%20BYRON%20E)
- Location: [Hemet, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hemet)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24GW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=24GW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24GW-2014-09-22

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 Whigham GW4A: https://openairdocs.org/model/whigham-gw4a.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 LAX86LUG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LUG02), Feb 20, 1986: Whigham GW4A (N24GW), Hemet, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## 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 19860220004769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860220004769A), Feb 20, 1986: Amtrpu GW4A (N24GW), Hemet, CA, Substantial damage. The glider impacted the ground while attempting an emergency return. The pilot had suffered a heart attack.

## Other aircraft with N24GW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24GW): Iai GULFSTREAM G280, S/N 2257, built 2022

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