# N8263: Antique Aero SOPWITH SNIPE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Antique Aero SOPWITH SNIPE](https://openairdocs.org/model/antique-aero-sopwith-snipe) (registry code 05632ZW, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 8263
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 19, 2013
- Certificate issued: August 22, 2013
- Expires: August 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AB49E6
- Registered owner: [C C Air Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%20C%20AIR%20CORP)
- Location: [Lancaster, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lancaster)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7377° N, 118.3874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93536, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8263
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8263

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 (Antique Aero SOPWITH SNIPE)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8263.

## NTSB investigations on N8263 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 ANC75FAG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75FAG65), Jan 14, 1975: S.N.I.A.S SA318C (N8263), Tonsina, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8263.

## Reports on N8263 not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N8263, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19780808049799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780808049799I), Aug 8, 1978: Snias SA3180 (N8263), Palmer, AK, Minor damage. Helicopter struck powerlines on takeoff, landed safely.
- [Accident 19750114007199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750114007199A), Jan 14, 1975: Snias SA318C (N8263), Tonsina, AK, Substantial damage. T/r drive shaft coupling failed.

## 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 N8263

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8263 before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8263-undated): S N I A S SA 318C ALOUETTE AST, S/N 2187. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Antique Aero SOPWITH SNIPE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/antique-aero-sopwith-snipe/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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