# N5936: 1972 Gerner EVANS WE-1, registration cancelled 2018-03-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gerner EVANS WE-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/gerner-evans-we-1) (registry code 0562058)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: V1601
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 21, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 10, 1978
- Last registry action: September 9, 2013
- Mode S code: A7ABB6
- Owner when cancelled: [Gerner Donald Jack](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERNER%20DONALD%20JACK)
- Location: [Kimball, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Kimball)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2516° N, 103.6836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 69145, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5936
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5936
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5936-2018-03-08

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 Gerner EVANS WE-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/gerner-evans-we-1.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN12LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA239), Mar 22, 2012: Gerner Evans WE-1 (N5936), Kimball, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the airplane and engine was not performed.
- [NTSB MKC73DCJ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCJ39), May 31, 1973: Gernr Evans WE-1 (N5936), Kimball, NE, substantial damage

## 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 20120322005649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120322005649A), Mar 22, 2012: Gerner GERNER-EVANS WE-1 (N5936), Kimball, NE, Substantial damage. 03/22/2012: [privacy data omitted] advised that he had taken off at the Kimball airport (ibm) for local flight. During climb out, at approximately 50 feet AGL,…

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