# N29WB: 1978 Beam-Walter RS-15, registration cancelled 2014-09-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 29, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beam-Walter RS-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/beam-walter-rs-15) (registry code 05647AL)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 36
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 13, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 25, 2007
- Last registry action: April 13, 2009
- Mode S code: A2F517
- Owners when cancelled: [Beach Travis R II](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEACH%20TRAVIS%20R%20II), [Palmaz Claudio L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PALMAZ%20CLAUDIO%20L)
- Location: [Virginia Beach, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Virginia%20Beach)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8861° N, 76.1473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23455, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29WB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=29WB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29WB-2014-09-29

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 Beam-Walter RS-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/beam-walter-rs-15.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 ERA10CA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA477), Aug 27, 2010: Beam-Walter RS-15 (N29WB), Windsor, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate installation and preflight inspection of the right rudervator assembly, which resulted in a loss control during takeoff.
- [NTSB ATL80FIG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIG10), Jun 1, 1980: Bryan RS-15 (N29WB), Fredrick, MD, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20100827046189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100827046189A), Aug 27, 2010: Beam-Walter RS-15 (N29WB), Windsor, VA, Substantial damage. While assembling glider for flight, the pilot failed to ensure that locking pin on the right ruddervator was properly locked in position. During the takeoff…
- [Accident 19800601016709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601016709A), Jun 1, 1980: Amtr RS15 (N29WB), Frederick, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot used high drag flaps & did not maintain air-speed in attempted short field landing.

## Other aircraft with N29WB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29WB): Vans RV-12, S/N 120975, built 2021

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