# N768BA: 2002 Aardema Robert John 1 AARDEMA RAG WNG SP, registration cancelled 2011-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2011
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Aardema Robert John 1 AARDEMA RAG WNG SP](https://openairdocs.org/model/aardema-robert-john-1-aardema-rag-wng-sp) (registry code 05607S1)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 2002
- Certificate issued: April 3, 2000
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AA5F5A
- Owners when cancelled: [Aardema Robert John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AARDEMA%20ROBERT%20JOHN), [Aardema Bonnie Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AARDEMA%20BONNIE%20LEE)
- Location: [Kalamazoo, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Kalamazoo)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3036° N, 85.6980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49009, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N768BA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=768BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N768BA-2011-03-16

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 Aardema Robert John 1 AARDEMA RAG WNG SP: https://openairdocs.org/model/aardema-robert-john-1-aardema-rag-wng-sp.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 CEN11CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA047), Oct 29, 2010: Aardema Robert John 1 Aardema RAG WNG SP (N768BA), Oshtemo, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the ignition system wiring, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## 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 20101029049249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101029049249A), Oct 29, 2010: Aardema Rob 1 AARDEMA R (N768BA), Oshtemo Twp, MI, Substantial damage. On climb out after t.o. on rwy 36, at approx. 300 ft. AGL the engine quit. The pilot initiated a 180 turn back to the airport and impacted trees approx. 100…

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