# N25NL: 1998 Leckenby Norman LANCAIR 235, registration cancelled 2022-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Leckenby Norman LANCAIR 235](https://openairdocs.org/model/leckenby-norman-lancair-235) (registry code 05603RW)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 221
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 2, 1998
- Certificate issued: August 20, 2019
- Last registry action: August 20, 2019
- Mode S code: A2565C
- Owner when cancelled: [Bell William Engel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20WILLIAM%20ENGEL)
- Location: [El Segundo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Segundo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9171° N, 118.4016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90245, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25NL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=25NL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25NL-2022-12-03

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 Leckenby Norman LANCAIR 235: https://openairdocs.org/model/leckenby-norman-lancair-235.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 WPR21FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA025), Oct 24, 2020: Lancair 235 (N25NL), Cordes Lakes, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin and a loss of control. Contributing to the accident was…

## 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 20201024015279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201024015279A), Oct 24, 2020: Leckenby Norman LANCAIR 235 (N25NL), Cordes Lakes, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On 10-24-2020 this aircraft was at flight level 7700 and disappeared from ATC radar. There was no mayday from the pilot. The aircraft impacted a slight…

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