# N7147W: Custom Aeroteck WLAC-1, registration cancelled 2013-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Custom Aeroteck WLAC-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/custom-aeroteck-wlac-1) (registry code 05616R4)
- Serial number: 122
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 8, 1990
- Last registry action: May 30, 2002
- Mode S code: A98E4B
- Owner when cancelled: [Custom Aeroteck Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUSTOM%20AEROTECK%20INC)
- Location: [Atmore, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Atmore)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.1477° N, 87.4948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36502, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7147W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7147W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7147W-2013-09-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Custom Aeroteck WLAC-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/custom-aeroteck-wlac-1.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 CHI90FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA197), Jul 26, 1990: Custom Aerotech White Lightning (N7147W), Oshkosh, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED TO AVOID LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft with N7147W

- [Cancelled 1974-06-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7147W-1974-06-05): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-955. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Tulakes Aviation Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TULAKES%20AVIATION%20CO), [Bethany, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Bethany)

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