# N88LE: French William E LONG-EZ, registration cancelled 2025-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [French William E LONG-EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/french-william-e-long-ez) (registry code 056097W)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1039WEF
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 12, 1986
- Certificate issued: August 23, 2018
- Last registry action: June 3, 2023
- Mode S code: AC1C7B
- Owner when cancelled: [Laurent Michael David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAURENT%20MICHAEL%20DAVID)
- Location: [Sparta, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Sparta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1170° N, 89.7177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62286, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88LE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88LE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88LE-2025-04-07

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 French William E LONG-EZ: https://openairdocs.org/model/french-william-e-long-ez.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 CEN25LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA090), Feb 1, 2025: Rutan Long-EZ (N88LE), Sparta, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: An onboard fire for unknown reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20250201000449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250201000449A), Feb 1, 2025: French William E LONG-EZ (N88LE), Sparta, IL, Destroyed. The following was taken from the pilot statement on NTSB form 6120.1: Engine hobb start time recorded at the hanger at 1018.8 hours 1:18PM local time per…
- [Incident 20010722021369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010722021369I), Jul 22, 2001: Amtr LONGEZ (N88LE), Mt Vernon, OH, Minor damage. (-23) On 07/22/01, Mr. French was flying his aircraft from Ohio to new york under VFR rules. After refueling at marysville airport (I78), he had departed the…

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