Single-engine piston

N39WA

2004 Homebuilt Thunder Gull

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
039
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503DCSI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Warsaw, VA
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Registration record

N39WA on the FAA register

Type
2004 Homebuilt Thunder Gull
Serial
039
Engines
Rotax 503DCSI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Warsaw, VA
Certificate issued
2006-02-24
Airworthiness date
2006-03-16
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A48265
Mode S (octal)
51101145
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-03-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2006-02-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N39WA to the current registrant.
  • 2004
    Manufactured (2004).
  • 1976-05-20
    N39WA previously assigned to a Homebuilt Amateur Built (s/n V1680); cancelled.
Overview

About N39WA

N39WA is a 2004 Homebuilt Thunder Gull, serial number 039. It is registered to an individual in Warsaw, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 24, 2006 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503DCSI engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated March 16, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N39WA. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-01-30 Accident · Akron, OH Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC04LA062
Reported aircraft: Learjet 35A — a different aircraft that carried the N39WA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: An improperly maintained ramp area, which resulted in a loss of airplane control while taxiing on ice. Factors in this accident were, high winds, and the down-sloping ramp.
1975-04-22 Accident · Utica,Ky, 17 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1456
Reported aircraft: Volksplane VP-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N39WA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OR BEHIND PLTS HEAD DISLODGED.UN FLARE FOR LDG.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.