# N8488: 2006 Mullins David J JR GLASTAR

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mullins David J JR GLASTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/mullins-david-j-jr-glastar) (registry code 056200K, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 5434
- Year built: 2006
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Stoddard Hamilton GLASTAR
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 2006
- Certificate issued: December 11, 2021
- Expires: December 31, 2028
- Mode S code: ABA101
- Registered owner: [Mckenna Glen R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKENNA%20GLEN%20R)
- Location: [Chester, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Chester)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4716° N, 92.4008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52134, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8488
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8488

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 (Mullins David J JR GLASTAR)

None in force.

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

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 WPR23FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA153), Apr 11, 2023: Mullins David J JR Glastar (N8488), Cal-Nev-Ari, NV, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude for undetermined reasons while maneuvering to land in dark night conditions, which resulted in collision with terrain.

## 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 20230411004769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230411004769A), Apr 11, 2023: Mullins David J Jr GLASTAR (N8488), Calnevari, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On April 11, 2023, approximately 4:10 am local, [privacy data omitted] an experimental amature built Glastar airplane collided with terrain shortly after…

## 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 N8488

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8488 before.

- [Cancelled 1948-03-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8488-1948-03-30): Parks P-2, S/N 104. Owner: [Hendry Richard William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENDRY%20RICHARD%20WILLIAM), [Fraser, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Fraser)

## Related

- Other Mullins David J JR GLASTAR aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/mullins-david-j-jr-glastar/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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