N235WC is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Jim Wapelhorst SERIES 5 TD built in 2019. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 16, 2023. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N235WC is reserved by a private party since September 16, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Jim Wapelhorst SERIES 5 TD cancelled September 16, 2023
- Serial number
- WAP002
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 2019
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 31, 2022
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Ridge, MD - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Conkey D R / Wapelhorst J A LANCAIR 235 cancelled November 9, 2011
- Serial number
- 001
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1992
- Last status
- Second notice for re-registration or renewal
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- June 22, 2004
- Last FAA action
- June 15, 2010
- Last owner
- Auman James L (Individual)
Sycamore, IL - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N235WC
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Lancair 235 · serial 001
The pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and his improper recovery from a bounced landing. Inadvertent entry into a porpoise pilot-induced oscillation, and high density altitude were contributing factors.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Conkey/Wapelhorst LANCAIR 235 · serial 001
release of the main landing gear locking mechanism for undetermined reason(s).
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