# N6940: Snider WICHAWK, registration cancelled 1985-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Snider WICHAWK](https://openairdocs.org/model/snider-wichawk) (registry code 05629AW)
- Serial number: 30
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 6, 1978
- Mode S code: A93BEA
- Owner when cancelled: [Kaufman Don B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAUFMAN%20DON%20B)
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6940
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6940
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6940-1985-10-22

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 Snider WICHAWK: https://openairdocs.org/model/snider-wichawk.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 LAX83FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA067), Jan 4, 1983: Javelin Wichawk (N6940), Camarillo, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19830104000769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830104000769A), Jan 4, 1983: Amtrjv WICHAWK (N6940), Camarillo, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Dived into ground during low level acrobatic maneuvers. Burned on impact.
- [Incident 19780221000279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780221000279I), Feb 21, 1978: Amtrjv WICHAWK (N6940), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Pilot landed long on slightly downwind runway. Applied full braking on the overrun, went over on his back.

## Other aircraft with N6940

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6940): Waco ASO, S/N 3004, built 1929
- [Cancelled 2007-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6940-2007-06-18): Walker Robert R AVID FLYER, S/N 123. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Johnson Robert K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20ROBERT%20K), [Leavenworth, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Leavenworth)

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