# N66DW: 1978 Whitesel SONERAI II, registration cancelled 2018-01-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 5, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Whitesel SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/whitesel-sonerai-ii) (registry code 0565982)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 177
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 1982
- Certificate issued: June 25, 2008
- Last registry action: August 13, 2011
- Mode S code: A8B240
- Owner when cancelled: [Wiggin Peter D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIGGIN%20PETER%20D)
- Location: [Evansville, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Evansville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0153° N, 87.5367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47711, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66DW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=66DW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66DW-2018-01-05

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 Whitesel SONERAI II: https://openairdocs.org/model/whitesel-sonerai-ii.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19931106045919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931106045919I), Nov 6, 1993: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N66DW), Danville, KY, Minor damage. Main landing gear separated from aircraft on high speed taxi test. Found right main landing gear strut had broken .

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