# N42685: 2005 Waterwings SEAREY, registration cancelled 2008-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Waterwings SEAREY](https://openairdocs.org/model/waterwings-searey) (registry code 05619D4)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: 1DK326C
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 7, 2005
- Certificate issued: March 8, 2005
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A51577
- Owner when cancelled: [Waterwings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATERWINGS%20INC)
- Location: [Vicksburg, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Vicksburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2387° N, 90.8937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39180, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42685
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42685
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42685-2008-10-14

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 Waterwings SEAREY: https://openairdocs.org/model/waterwings-searey.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 DFW06CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA092), Mar 26, 2006: Waterwings SeaRey (N42685), Vicksburg, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent reduction of power resuting in a collision with water. Contributing factors were the low altiude selected and the pilot's inattention.

## 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 20060326004929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060326004929A), Mar 26, 2006: Amtr SEAREY (N42685), Vicksburg, MS, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot stated he took off from vks airport at approximately 1505 LCL and flew west to the Mississippi river which is 3 miles west of the airport. He…
- [Incident 20050705013949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050705013949I), Jul 5, 2005: Amtr SEAREY (N42685), Plymouth, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On 5 July 2005, at approximately 16:00 EDT, the pilot [privacy data omitted] holder of commercial pilot certificate [privacy data omitted] was operating…

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