# N74TK: 1998 Aviate RAPTOR, registration cancelled 2012-06-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 22, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Aviate RAPTOR](https://openairdocs.org/model/aviate-raptor) (registry code 059028E)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (registry code 55566)
- Serial number: AR00037
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: October 1, 2007
- Certificate issued: August 3, 2007
- Last registry action: August 3, 2007
- Mode S code: A9F1E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Gottschalk James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOTTSCHALK%20JAMES%20A)
- Location: [Gainesville, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Gainesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8067° N, 77.6214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20155, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74TK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74TK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74TK-2012-06-22

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 Aviate RAPTOR: https://openairdocs.org/model/aviate-raptor.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 MIA08LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA105), May 23, 2008: Aviate Raptor (N74TK), Bealeton, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20080523837789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080523837789A), May 23, 2008: Amtr RAPTOR (N74TK), Bealton, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Ultralight impacted tree during flight. Causing death to the pilot.

## Other aircraft with N74TK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74TK): Air Fly Balonismo E Inflaveis AF-SS-86, S/N LP2023-04, built 2023

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