# N71SN: World WA-3, registration cancelled 2023-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [World WA-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/world-wa-3) (registry code 06001AM)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (registry code 55599)
- Serial number: 3061421101
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: August 21, 2014
- Certificate issued: January 18, 2023
- Last registry action: January 18, 2023
- Mode S code: A97B51
- Owner when cancelled: [Thomas Frederic D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20FREDERIC%20D)
- Location: [Covington, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Covington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5571° N, 90.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70435, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71SN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71SN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71SN-2023-05-21

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 World WA-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/world-wa-3.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 CEN23LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA087), Jan 20, 2023: World WA-3 (N71SN), Shreveport, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

## 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 20230120001409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230120001409A), Jan 20, 2023: World Aircraft Co WA-3 (N71SN), Shreveport, LA, Substantial damage. An experimental light sport (elsa), model WA-3, departed the Shreveport, LA Downtown (kdtn) airport to conduct pattern work. After a normal engine run-up and…

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