# N79CW: 1992 Wehrlen Charles GLASAIR II RG, registration cancelled 2012-12-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 4, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Wehrlen Charles GLASAIR II RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/wehrlen-charles-glasair-ii-rg) (registry code 05620FC)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 30, 1993
- Certificate issued: July 6, 2001
- Last registry action: October 16, 2007
- Mode S code: AAB5F3
- Owner when cancelled: [Terhune Russell F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TERHUNE%20RUSSELL%20F)
- Location: [Middletown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Middletown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3963° N, 74.1153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07748, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79CW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79CW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79CW-2012-12-04

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 Wehrlen Charles GLASAIR II RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/wehrlen-charles-glasair-ii-rg.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 IAD02FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02FA074), Jul 20, 2002: Wehrlen Glassair II RG (N79CW), Jackson, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent impact with terrain.

## 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 20020720038619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020720038619A), Jul 20, 2002: Amtr GLASAIRIIRG (N79CW), Jackson Twnship, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Witnesses observed the aircraft in a steep, descending spiral (approximately 3 turns witnessed) and then disappera, nose down, into a heavily wooded…

## Other aircraft with N79CW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79CW): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 10690, built 2025
- [Cancelled 2019-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79CW-2019-09-20): Eurocopter AS350BB, S/N 3008. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Dfw Airport, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dfw%20Airport)

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