# N7169L: 1991 Grantz Walter Christian RUTAN LONG EZ, registration cancelled 2018-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Grantz Walter Christian RUTAN LONG EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/grantz-walter-christian-rutan-long-ez) (registry code 056901X)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 934
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 12, 1991
- Certificate issued: November 6, 2012
- Last registry action: June 9, 2015
- Mode S code: A995F5
- Owner when cancelled: [Grantz Walter C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRANTZ%20WALTER%20C)
- Location: [Virginia Beach, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Virginia%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8861° N, 76.1473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23455, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7169L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7169L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7169L-2018-10-23

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 Grantz Walter Christian RUTAN LONG EZ: https://openairdocs.org/model/grantz-walter-christian-rutan-long-ez.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 ATL94LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA058), Mar 5, 1994: Rutan Rutan  Long EZ (N7169L), Kill Devil Hill, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY SUMP THE FUEL SYSTEM DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

## 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 19940305006749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940305006749A), Mar 5, 1994: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N7169L), Kill Devil Hill, NC, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Struck tree on forced landing. Found water in fuel. Fuel cap l eak allowed rain water.

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