# N788DW: 1988 Ward Dennis Roy BUCCANEER XA 650, registration cancelled 2021-07-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 31, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ward Dennis Roy BUCCANEER XA 650](https://openairdocs.org/model/ward-dennis-roy-buccaneer-xa-650) (registry code 9570824)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: B2A-018
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 23, 1988
- Certificate issued: April 14, 2012
- Last registry action: December 31, 2017
- Mode S code: AAAE9E
- Owner when cancelled: [Waters Donnie G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATERS%20DONNIE%20G)
- Location: [Henrietta, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Henrietta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7575° N, 98.2084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76365, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N788DW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=788DW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N788DW-2021-07-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Ward Dennis Roy BUCCANEER XA 650: https://openairdocs.org/model/ward-dennis-roy-buccaneer-xa-650.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19910512031699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910512031699I), May 12, 1991: Amtrad BUCCANEER (N788DW), Lutz, FL, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to retract landing gear before landing on water. Aircraft overturned.

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