# N882WS: 2020 Sparkcognition SAPHIRA 1.5

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sparkcognition SAPHIRA 1.5](https://openairdocs.org/model/sparkcognition-saphira-1-5) (registry code 0610162)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2020
- Type: Hybrid lift
- Engine type: Electric
- Airworthiness: Experimental, unmanned, research and development
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 2020
- Certificate issued: April 3, 2020
- Expires: April 30, 2027
- Mode S code: AC2748
- Registered owner: [Sparkcognition Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPARKCOGNITION%20INC)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4027° N, 97.7609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78759, 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=882WS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N882WS

From the FAA registry file of October 21, 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 (Sparkcognition SAPHIRA 1.5)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N882WS.

## NTSB investigations on N882WS not matched to an aircraft (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX99LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA059), Dec 28, 1998: Cessna TR182 (N882WS), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot-in-command of the other aircraft to see and avoid the stationary Cessna TR182.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N882WS.

## Reports on N882WS not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N882WS, but no registry record covers the event date, or the aircraft registered then was built later.

- [Accident 19981227044282A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981227044282A), Dec 27, 1998: Cessna TR182 (N882WS), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. (.4) The Cessna TR182 had been in the run-up area approximately 2 minutes conducting pretakeoff checks. It was on an easterly heading on the first run-up…
- [Incident 19980216003029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980216003029I), Feb 16, 1998: Cessna TR182 (N882WS), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. No narrative. Componenet failure.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft.

## Related

- Other Sparkcognition SAPHIRA 1.5 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sparkcognition-saphira-1-5/aircraft.md
- STCs for the Sparkcognition SAPHIRA 1.5: https://openairdocs.org/model/sparkcognition-saphira-1-5/stcs.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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