# N8118D: 2006 Bufkin C W GLASTAR

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bufkin C W GLASTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/bufkin-c-w-glastar) (registry code 05621H1, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 5862
- Year built: 2006
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 26, 2006
- Certificate issued: October 28, 2019
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AB1087
- Registered owner: [Thomas Silas W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20SILAS%20W)
- Location: [Rio Linda, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rio%20Linda)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6905° N, 121.4657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95673, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8118D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8118D

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 (Bufkin C W GLASTAR)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8118D.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8118D.

## 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 N8118D

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8118D before.

- [Cancelled 1997-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8118D-1997-03-05): Piper PA-22-160, S/N 225609. Owner: [Hays David S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAYS%20DAVID%20S), [Rosendale, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rosendale)

## Related

- Other Bufkin C W GLASTAR aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bufkin-c-w-glastar/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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