# N787Z: 2008 Colyaer SL FREEDOM, registration cancelled 2018-03-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 29, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Colyaer SL FREEDOM](https://openairdocs.org/model/colyaer-sl-freedom) (registry code 0600046)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 130-001-027
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 23, 2012
- Certificate issued: May 30, 2008
- Last registry action: December 3, 2013
- Mode S code: AAACC6
- Owner when cancelled: [Whitney David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITNEY%20DAVID)
- Location: [Lake Worth, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lake%20Worth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.5762° N, 80.0722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33462, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N787Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=787Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787Z-2018-03-29

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 Colyaer SL FREEDOM: https://openairdocs.org/model/colyaer-sl-freedom.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 2009FA0000898](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2009FA0000898), Jun 12, 2009: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. AFTER 2 SUCCESSFUL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, PILOT DID NOT GET NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING. PILOT PERFORMED A FLY-BY. TOWER PERSONNEL INDI

## 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 ERA15FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA141), Mar 2, 2015: Colyaer SL Freedom (N787Z), Boynton Beach, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20150302002799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150302002799A), Mar 2, 2015: Colyaer Sl FREEDOM (N787Z), Boynton Beach, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The accident involving N787Z occurred in the arthur r. loxahatchee national wildlife refuge. N787Z departed the palm Beach county park airpark (klna)…
- [Incident 20130411004839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130411004839I), Apr 11, 2013: Colyaer Sl FREEDOM (N787Z), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. During landing, the r/h main landing gearcollapsed due to the crosswind on the grass runway. The small aluminum support-strut broke in half. There was no…
- [Incident 20090612047229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090612047229I), Jun 12, 2009: Colyaer Sl FREEDOM (N787Z), Boca Raton, FL, Minor damage. After landing gear extension, there was no nose gear down indication. Pilot made a low approach down the runway, ATC tower (bct) advised him that the landing…

## Other aircraft with N787Z

- [Cancelled 2007-10-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787Z-2007-10-19): Whitney David J FS-IISC, S/N 361, built 2005. Owner: [Whitney David J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITNEY%20DAVID%20J), [Key Largo, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Key%20Largo)

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