# N88760: Aerosport WS-15-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerosport WS-15-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerosport-ws-15-2) (registry code 0562698, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 2
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 27, 1977
- Certificate issued: January 22, 2000
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: AC3B19
- Registered owner: [Barnes Thomas M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNES%20THOMAS%20M)
- Location: [Pittsboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Pittsboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7544° N, 79.1988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27312, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88760
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88760

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 (Aerosport WS-15-2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Volkswagen CONVERSION)

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 ATL99LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA012), Nov 7, 1998: AeroSport WS-15-2 (N88760), Parkton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the carburetor heat box hose which starved the carburetor of air resulting in a partial loss of power, forced landing and nose over. Factors were the weeds and stocky stubble in the…

## 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 19981107031869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981107031869A), Nov 7, 1998: Amtr AEROSPTQUAIL (N88760), Parkton, NC, Substantial damage. Acft engine quit on take-off. (.4) according to the pilot, during the take off climb, approximately 50 feet above ground level, engine RPM dropped from 3000…

## 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 N88760

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N88760 before.

- [Cancelled 1954-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88760-1954-08-09): Noorduyn UC-64AS, S/N 348. Owner: [West Elwyn](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20ELWYN), [Ely, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Ely)

## Related

- Other Aerosport WS-15-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerosport-ws-15-2/aircraft.md
- The Volkswagen CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion.md

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