# N46WW: Foster Thomas M STRIPLIN SKYRNGR SC, registration cancelled 1991-05-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 24, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Foster Thomas M STRIPLIN SKYRNGR SC](https://openairdocs.org/model/foster-thomas-m-striplin-skyrngr-sc) (registry code 05612FB)
- Serial number: 87047
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 22, 1987
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A5994B
- Owner when cancelled: [Wesley William W Sr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESLEY%20WILLIAM%20W%20SR)
- Location: [Smiths Creek, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Smiths%20Creek)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9502° N, 82.5616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48074, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46WW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46WW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46WW-1991-05-24

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 Foster Thomas M STRIPLIN SKYRNGR SC: https://openairdocs.org/model/foster-thomas-m-striplin-skyrngr-sc.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 CHI89DEC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEC08), Sep 18, 1989: Wesley Striplin Ranger (N46WW), Smith Creek, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE WINGTIP FUEL TANK WHICH RESULTED IN ITS INFLIGHT SEPARATION AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL.

## Other aircraft with N46WW

- [Cancelled 2026-09-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46WW-2026-09-29): Goodemote Arthur O GOODEMOTE BLUEBIRD, S/N 2, built 2009. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Albany, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Albany)
- [Cancelled 2005-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46WW-2005-11-02): Warren Wade E 6-A, S/N 001. Sale reported. Owner: [Spanish Fork, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Spanish%20Fork)

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