# N96WM: Gardner Wesley C E RACER MARK II, registration cancelled 1997-01-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 27, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Gardner Wesley C E RACER MARK II](https://openairdocs.org/model/gardner-wesley-c-e-racer-mark-ii) (registry code 05623NX)
- Serial number: ER06
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 24, 1993
- Last registry action: June 19, 1996
- Mode S code: AD5BCD
- Owner when cancelled: [Gardner Wesley C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARDNER%20WESLEY%20C)
- Location: [Redlands, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redlands)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0148° N, 117.1625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92373, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96WM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96WM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96WM-1997-01-27

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 Gardner Wesley C E RACER MARK II: https://openairdocs.org/model/gardner-wesley-c-e-racer-mark-ii.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 LAX94LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA177), Apr 4, 1994: Gardner E-RACER Mark II (N96WM), Parker, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft while maneuvering in the traffic pattern following a failure of the throttle control. A factor in the accident was a throttle linkage…

## 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 19940404000299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940404000299A), Apr 4, 1994: Amtrru ERACER (N96WM), Parker, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control downwind takeoff steep climbing turn. Throttle control separated. Flight and passenger unauthorized.

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