# N357WE: 2019 Wendell Kirk Ellis PTUNDRADACTYL, registration cancelled 2020-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Wendell Kirk Ellis PTUNDRADACTYL](https://openairdocs.org/model/wendell-kirk-ellis-ptundradactyl) (registry code 05638GB)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2019
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 30, 2019
- Certificate issued: March 7, 2019
- Last registry action: March 7, 2019
- Mode S code: A400C7
- Owner when cancelled: [Ellis Wendell K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLIS%20WENDELL%20K)
- Location: [Chugiak, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Chugiak)
- Physical address: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2993° N, 149.0212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99567, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N357WE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=357WE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N357WE-2020-02-13

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 Wendell Kirk Ellis PTUNDRADACTYL: https://openairdocs.org/model/wendell-kirk-ellis-ptundradactyl.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 GAA19CA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA370), Jun 20, 2019: Kirk Ellis Wendell Ptundradactyl (N357WE), Friday Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive brake application during landing on a short runway due to his lack of familiarity with the toe brakes, which resulted in a nose-over.

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