# N472WM: 2011 Skykits SAVANNAH VGW, registration cancelled 2015-06-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 16, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Skykits SAVANNAH VGW](https://openairdocs.org/model/skykits-savannah-vgw) (registry code 069001D)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 10-02-51-904
- Year built: 2011
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: November 4, 2013
- Certificate issued: June 25, 2012
- Last registry action: June 25, 2012
- Mode S code: A5CA88
- Owner when cancelled: [Maykuth Gerald S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAYKUTH%20GERALD%20S)
- Location: [Helena, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Helena)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.7269° N, 111.9083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59602, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N472WM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=472WM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N472WM-2015-06-16

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Skykits SAVANNAH VGW: https://openairdocs.org/model/skykits-savannah-vgw.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR FAA2014071500001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FAA2014071500001), Jun 26, 2014: BOLT. SHEARED. DURING LANDING, NOSE WHEEL FORK PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE NLG LEG, ALLOWING THE NOSE WHEEL ASSY TO FOLD BACK 90 DEGREES, FLIPPING THE ACFT ON ITS TOP. INVEST

## 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 WPR14LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA238), Jun 7, 2014: Skykits Savannah VGW (N472WM), Helena, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The overload failure of the nosewheel fork retaining bolts during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.

## 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 20140607008349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140607008349A), Jun 7, 2014: Skykits Corp SAVANNAH VGW (N472WM), Helena, MT, Substantial damage. On June 7, 2014, at 0859 MDT, a Skykits Corp, Savannah Vgw, N472WM, registered to an individual, flipped over after landing at a Private strip nw of Helena,…

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