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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N88LE

N88LE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a French William E LONG-EZ. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 7, 2025. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N88LE is reserved by a private party since April 7, 2025. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

French William E LONG-EZ cancelled April 7, 2025

Serial number
1039WEF
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 23, 2018
Last FAA action
June 3, 2023
Last owner
Laurent Michael David (Individual)
Sparta, IL
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N88LE

CEN25LA090Accident on February 1, 2025 at Sparta, IL: no injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rutan Long-EZ · serial 1039WEF

An onboard fire for unknown reasons.

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