# N937BW: 1983 Watkins Bobby W MINI-COUPE, registration cancelled 2013-06-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Watkins Bobby W MINI-COUPE](https://openairdocs.org/model/watkins-bobby-w-mini-coupe) (registry code 0565438)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: MC143
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 6, 1983
- Certificate issued: April 13, 1983
- Last registry action: December 20, 1986
- Mode S code: ACFFD8
- Owner when cancelled: [Watkins Bobby W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATKINS%20BOBBY%20W)
- Location: [Mineral Springs, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Mineral%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8567° N, 93.9425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71851, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N937BW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=937BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N937BW-2013-06-11

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Watkins Bobby W MINI-COUPE: https://openairdocs.org/model/watkins-bobby-w-mini-coupe.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 MKC84FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA225), Jul 21, 1984: Bobby Wayne Watkins Mini Coupe (N937BW), Nashville, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19840721033749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840721033749A), Jul 21, 1984: Amtrct MINICOUPE (N937BW), Nashville, AR, Destroyed. Student pilot with ten minutes flying time in homebuilt aircraft stalled on climbout. Entered flat spiln to ground.

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