# N717EW: 2012 Wiggins Edward AIR BOSS, registration cancelled 2018-02-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Wiggins Edward AIR BOSS](https://openairdocs.org/model/wiggins-edward-air-boss) (registry code 056314I)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2012
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 5, 2012
- Certificate issued: July 31, 2012
- Last registry action: July 31, 2012
- Mode S code: A99687
- Owner when cancelled: [Wiggins Edward](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIGGINS%20EDWARD)
- Location: [Gary, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Gary)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6105° N, 87.2582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46403, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717EW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=717EW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717EW-2018-02-23

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Wiggins Edward AIR BOSS: https://openairdocs.org/model/wiggins-edward-air-boss.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 CEN12FA619](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA619), Sep 10, 2012: Wiggins AIR Boss (N717EW), Lansing, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain adequate familiarization with gyroplane operations before attempting a flight test of the recently completed gyroplane, which resulted in his failure to maintain control…

## 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 20120910019319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120910019319A), Sep 10, 2012: Wiggins Edward AIR BOSS (N717EW), Lansing, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot was testing a gyroplane which he built. According to an eyewitness, [privacy data omitted] had no stated intention to fly. He applied takeoff power, got…

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