# N8028W: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 23, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8028W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8028W

## Aircraft that carried N8028W

- [Cancelled 2023-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8028W-2023-09-23): Sutphin John E RANS S-12, S/N 0894513, built 1995. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [North Augusta, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/North%20Augusta)

## NTSB investigations on N8028W (2)

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 ERA22LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA394), Aug 31, 2022: Sutphin John E Rans S-12 (N8028W), Hilliard, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB CEN14LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA045), Oct 11, 2013: Sutphin Rans S-12 (N8028W), French Lick, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while in a steep turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/mush at a low altitude.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8028W (2)

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 20220831015639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220831015639A), Aug 31, 2022: Sutphin John E RANS S-12 (N8028W), Hillard, FL, Destroyed. On August 31, 2022, the pilot of [privacy data omitted], a rans S-12, was performing solo touch and go's at Hillard Airpark (01J). At around 1045 local time,…
- [Accident 20131011020019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131011020019A), Oct 11, 2013: Sutphin John E RANS S-12 (N8028W), French Lick, IN, Substantial damage. On October 11, 2013 at approximately 1630 hours EST, a 1995 "Sutphin John E" rans S-12 experimental amateur built aircraft, N8028W, sustained substantial…

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