# N62888: 1976 Macleod HOMEBUILT, registration cancelled 2017-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Macleod HOMEBUILT](https://openairdocs.org/model/macleod-homebuilt) (registry code 0562922)
- Engine: [Continental A50 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a50-series) (registry code 17002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-190](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-190) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: JORGI-1
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 9, 1981
- Last registry action: May 11, 2014
- Mode S code: A83786
- Owner when cancelled: [Spier Ronald B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPIER%20RONALD%20B)
- Location: [Springfield, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Springfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9016° N, 83.7578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45505, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62888
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62888
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62888-2017-10-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Macleod HOMEBUILT: https://openairdocs.org/model/macleod-homebuilt.md

## 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 CEN17FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA108), Feb 19, 2017: Macleod Homebuilt (N62888), Springfield, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control at an altitude too low for a safe recovery.

## 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 20170219002699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170219002699A), Feb 19, 2017: Macleod HOMEBUILT (N62888), Springfield, OH, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. 2-19-17, Hxa-mcleod Homebuilt flown by private pilot [privacy data omitted] and registered to [privacy data omitted] was reported to be practicing takeoff and…

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