# N729WA: 1968 Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R, registration cancelled 2017-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R](https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-s-205-22r) (registry code 8120412)
- Engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9EU), [TCDS E9EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 388
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 15, 1968
- Certificate issued: May 19, 2011
- Last registry action: May 19, 2011
- Mode S code: A9C6F0
- Owner when cancelled: [Orlandi Charles R III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORLANDI%20CHARLES%20R%20III)
- Location: [Palm Beach Gardens, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Palm%20Beach%20Gardens)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.8727° N, 80.1656° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33418, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N729WA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=729WA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N729WA-2017-10-24

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 Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R: https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-s-205-22r.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX3280](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3280), Jul 29, 1998: CLEVIS ROD END. FAILED. UPON LANDING, THE LT MLG CONTROL ASSY ROD END SHEARED CAUSING THE LT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE DIAMETER OF THE THREADED PORTION OF THE ROD END APPEARS 
- [SDR 98ZZZX3184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3184), Jul 29, 1998: BRACKET. CRACKED. WHILE C/W AD 75-17-32-R2 - LANDING GEAR OPERATING MECHANISM, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT INTERNAL WING RIB BRACKET. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED AT THE UPPER RADIUS

## 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 ERA12LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA071), Nov 5, 2011: Siai-Marchetti S205-22R (N729WA), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a failure of the drive bearings in the alternator drive system. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20111105025839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111105025839A), Nov 5, 2011: Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R (N729WA), Okeechobee, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft flew out of kobe airport and made emergency landing in the kissimmee river.
- [Incident 19980516022059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980516022059I), May 16, 1998: N729WA, Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Left main gear folded on landing roll.

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