# N188DW: 2012 Mccluggage Charles W RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mccluggage Charles W RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/mccluggage-charles-w-rv-8) (registry code 05631QZ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Aerosport IO-375 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-io-375-series) (registry code 01305)
- Serial number: 83626
- Year built: 2012
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 25, 2012
- Certificate issued: March 15, 2012
- Expires: March 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A15EC4
- Registered owner: [Mccluggage Charles W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCLUGGAGE%20CHARLES%20W)
- Location: [Sugar Land, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Sugar%20Land)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5650° N, 95.6351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77479, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=188DW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188DW

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Aerosport IO-375 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Mccluggage Charles W RV-8)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Aerosport IO-375 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N188DW.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20180919013839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180919013839I), Sep 19, 2018: Mccluggage Charles W RV-8 (N188DW), Arcola, TX, Minor damage. After landing on roll out the aircraft vered of the runway, the pilot tried to correct by adding power but could not keep the aircraft on the runway. The…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N188DW

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N188DW before.

- [Cancelled 2003-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188DW-2003-07-15): Weitman Douglas M 235 LANCAIR, S/N 155. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Weitman Douglas M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEITMAN%20DOUGLAS%20M), [Malibu, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Malibu)

## Related

- Other Mccluggage Charles W RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/mccluggage-charles-w-rv-8/aircraft.md
- The Aerosport IO-375 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-io-375-series.md

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