# N8262: 2013 Charles D Walker WALKER CURTISS JN4D - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Charles D Walker WALKER CURTISS JN4D](https://openairdocs.org/model/charles-d-walker-walker-curtiss-jn4d) (registry code 05632UK, 2 seats) - Engine: [GM ECO TEC 2.4L](https://openairdocs.org/engine/gm-eco-tec-2-4l) (registry code 30900) - Serial number: WC001 - Year built: 2013 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built - Airworthiness date: August 6, 2013 - Certificate issued: February 14, 2024 - Expires: February 28, 2031 - Mode S code: AB49C3 - Registered owner: [Freestar Fiancial Credit Union](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREESTAR%20FIANCIAL%20CREDIT%20UNION) - Location: [Mount Clemens, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Mount%20Clemens) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 42.5981° N, 82.8815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Clemens, MI, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8262 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8262 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 (Charles D Walker WALKER CURTISS JN4D) None in force. ### Matched by engine (GM ECO TEC 2.4L) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (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 ERA23LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA231), May 15, 2023: Charles D Walker Walker Curtiss JN4D (N8262), Greenville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of an electrical wire that powered the ignition module, rendering the ignition system inoperative, and resulting in the total loss of engine power. - [NTSB GAA17CA488](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA488), Aug 12, 2017: Charles D Walker Walker Curtiss JN4D (N8262), Bowling Green, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the biplane’s critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with trees. ## NTSB investigations on N8262 not matched to an aircraft (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 NYC79DNC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC18), Feb 16, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N8262), Antrim, NH, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20230515010619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230515010619A), May 15, 2023: Charles D Walker WALKER CURTISS JN4D (N8262), Greenville, KY, Substantial damage. Aircraft had completed 3 1-hour flights on return from airshow at scott a.f.b. refueled aircraft at madisonville regional airport, KY (K2I0) and departed for… - [Accident 20170812013359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170812013359A), Aug 12, 2017: Charles D Walker WALKER CURTISS JN4D (N8262), Bowling Green, KY, Substantial damage. Aircraft took off on runway 3AT bwg initiated a left turn and could not recover, striking trees outside of airport perimeter fence and impacting ground… ## 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 N8262 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8262 before. - [Cancelled 1975-02-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8262-1975-02-10): Aerospatiale SA 318C ALOUETTE AST, S/N 2186, built 1970. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Vought Helicopter Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VOUGHT%20HELICOPTER%20CORP), [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie) ## Related - Other Charles D Walker WALKER CURTISS JN4D aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/charles-d-walker-walker-curtiss-jn4d/aircraft.md - The GM ECO TEC 2.4L engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/gm-eco-tec-2-4l.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.