# N55368: 1997 Wilson Douglas W AVID BANDIT, registration cancelled 2005-03-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 22, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Wilson Douglas W AVID BANDIT](https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-douglas-w-avid-bandit) (registry code 05602C3)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 1533E
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 24, 1997
- Certificate issued: November 29, 1995
- Last registry action: December 21, 2004
- Mode S code: A70DDB
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilson Douglas W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20DOUGLAS%20W)
- Location: [Stockton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Stockton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0469° N, 121.3528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95209, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55368
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55368
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55368-2005-03-22

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 Wilson Douglas W AVID BANDIT: https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-douglas-w-avid-bandit.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 LAX04LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA228), May 28, 2004: Wilson Avid Bandit (N55368), Paso Robles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power during takeoff climb due to a cold seizure of the rear cylinder.

## 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 20040528009829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040528009829A), May 28, 2004: Amtr AVIDBANDIT (N55368), Paso Robles, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 28, 2004, at 1330 pacific daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built wilson avid airplane, N55368, impacted grapevines during a forced landing…

## Other aircraft with N55368

- [Cancelled 2018-01-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55368-2018-01-05): Six Chuter SR5, S/N 2718, built 2001. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Loftis Steven Earl](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOFTIS%20STEVEN%20EARL), [Lagrange, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Lagrange)
- [Cancelled 1965-04-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55368-1965-04-16): Boeing A75N1(PT17), S/N 75-643. Owner: [M J Cole](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/M%20J%20COLE), [Lula, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Lula)

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