N1712L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Earthstar Aircraft GULL 2000 built in 2002. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 7, 2021. The last status on file was "first notice for registration renewal".
N1712L is reserved by a private party since December 7, 2021. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Earthstar Aircraft GULL 2000 cancelled December 7, 2021
- Serial number
- 007
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 2002
- Last status
- First notice for registration renewal
- Certificate issued
- February 5, 2019
- Last FAA action
- February 5, 2019
- Last owner
- Vistad Bruce W (Individual)
Fergus Falls, MN - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008
NTSB accident and incident record under N1712L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Earthstar Aircraft Gull 2000 · serial 007
The non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to depart into instrument meteorological conditions with dense fog and low clouds, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-imposed pressure to depart on the flight.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site