# N274WD: 1970 Story WD-6, registration cancelled 2013-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Story WD-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/story-wd-6) (registry code 056013R)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 3
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 24, 1979
- Certificate issued: June 5, 1979
- Last registry action: August 14, 1982
- Mode S code: A2B750
- Owner when cancelled: [Kimball Edgar M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIMBALL%20EDGAR%20M)
- Location: [Janesville, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Janesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7387° N, 89.0402° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53545, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N274WD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=274WD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N274WD-2013-07-09

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 Story WD-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/story-wd-6.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 CHI79FEP76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP76), Sep 2, 1979: Tom Story WD-6 (N274WD), Janesville, WI, destroyed, 2 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 19790902032239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902032239A), Sep 2, 1979: Amtr WD6 (N274WD), Janesville, WI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft was observed to stall and spin on takeoff.

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