Single-engine piston

N796W

2003 Homebuilt Bellanca CH 300 Repl

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
3004
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Spirit of Wenatchee (Corporation)
Based
East Wenatchee, WA
Registration record

N796W on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt Bellanca CH 300 Repl
Serial
3004
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Spirit of Wenatchee
East Wenatchee, WA
Certificate issued
2014-10-21
Airworthiness date
2003-04-24
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AAD043
Mode S (octal)
52550103
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-10-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N796W to the current registrant.
  • 2003-04-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1932-12-16
    N796W previously assigned to a Bellanca CH400 Skyrocket (s/n 3004); cancelled.
Overview

About N796W

N796W is a 2003 Homebuilt Bellanca CH 300 Repl, serial number 3004. The FAA register lists Spirit of Wenatchee as the registrant in East Wenatchee, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 21, 2014 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 24, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N796W. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-09-17 Accident · Peachtree City, GA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL03LA141
Reported aircraft: Bellanca CH-300 — a different aircraft that carried the N796W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain directional control during landing roll that resulted in a ground loop and subsequent collapse of the main landing gear.
2000-10-11 Accident · Saint Paul, MN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI01LA008
Reported aircraft: Walton RV-6 — a different aircraft that carried the N796W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The rudder tube failure, and aircraft control not possible during the flare by the pilot. A factor was the service bulletin not being complied with by the mechanic during the condition inspection.

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.