# N71GS: 1972 Springer CHRISTINA, registration cancelled 2003-02-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 26, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Springer CHRISTINA](https://openairdocs.org/model/springer-christina) (registry code 0562550)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: MC104
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 3, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 2, 1993
- Last registry action: July 5, 2002
- Mode S code: A97A5B
- Owner when cancelled: [Bleasner James S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLEASNER%20JAMES%20S)
- Location: [Spokane, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7407° N, 117.2614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99217, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71GS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71GS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71GS-2003-02-26

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Springer CHRISTINA: https://openairdocs.org/model/springer-christina.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 SEA94LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA027), Nov 7, 1993: Springer Christina Minicoupe (N71GS), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE.

## Other aircraft with N71GS

- [Cancelled 2008-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71GS-2008-05-23): Cessna 150, S/N 17560, built 1959. Owner: [Scott Perry E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCOTT%20PERRY%20E), [Buffalo, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Buffalo)

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