# N8023Y: 2004 Mayfield James P SPARROWHAWK

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mayfield James P SPARROWHAWK](https://openairdocs.org/model/mayfield-james-p-sparrowhawk) (registry code 056153A, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: 2003003
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 4, 2004
- Certificate issued: June 10, 2024
- Expires: June 30, 2031
- Mode S code: AAEC23
- Registered owner: [Reeve Gilbert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REEVE%20GILBERT)
- Location: [Panguitch, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Panguitch)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9268° N, 112.3907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84759, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8023Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8023Y

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.

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

### Matched by airframe (Mayfield James P SPARROWHAWK)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Subaru ALL MDLS A/B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW05CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA120), May 14, 2005: Mayfield Sparrowhawk (N8023Y), Hondo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the gyrocraft during takeoff. A contributing factor was the failure of the pre-rotator cable.

## 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.

- [Accident 20050514007509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050514007509A), May 14, 2005: SPARROWHAWK (N8023Y), Hondo, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 14, 2005, a sparrow hawk gyrocopter, was involved in an accident at the Hondo Municipal Airport. The pre-rotator cable jammed during rotation…

## 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 N8023Y

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8023Y before.

- [Cancelled 2000-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8023Y-2000-08-29): Whitmore Henry L HUMMEL BIRD, S/N 3219P. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Whitmore Henry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITMORE%20HENRY%20L), [Ellsworth, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Ellsworth)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8023Y-undated): Cessna 500, S/N 500 0385

## Related

- Other Mayfield James P SPARROWHAWK aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/mayfield-james-p-sparrowhawk/aircraft.md
- The Subaru ALL MDLS A/B engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b.md

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