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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N850GB

N850GB is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Northwing Design APACHE SPORT built in 2005. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 20, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Northwing Design APACHE SPORT cancelled October 20, 2017

Serial number
51188
Type
Weight-shift control · Two-cycle piston
Year built
2005
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
April 12, 2011
Last FAA action
April 12, 2011
Last owner
Rahn Lowell L (Individual)
Newcastle, NE
Airworthiness
Light sport · Weight-shift control

NTSB accident and incident record under N850GB

CEN12LA634Accident on September 14, 2012 at Vermillion, SD: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: North Wing Design APACHE SPORT · serial 51188

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the weight-shift-control aircraft during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.

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