# N72PD: 2008 Haycraft Oliver SPORT HORNET, registration cancelled 2013-07-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Haycraft Oliver SPORT HORNET](https://openairdocs.org/model/haycraft-oliver-sport-hornet) (registry code 056232S)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 055
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Higher Class Aviation HORNET
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 8, 2008
- Certificate issued: August 4, 2008
- Last registry action: August 4, 2008
- Mode S code: A9A27C
- Owner when cancelled: [Haycraft Oliver](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAYCRAFT%20OLIVER)
- Location: [Glendale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Glendale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1833° N, 118.2645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91202, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72PD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72PD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72PD-2013-07-16

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Haycraft Oliver SPORT HORNET: https://openairdocs.org/model/haycraft-oliver-sport-hornet.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 WPR12LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA113), Feb 21, 2012: Haycraft Sport Hornet (N72PD), Mariposa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper clearance and inadequate heat shielding between engine components and the exhaust system, which resulted in an in-flight fire.

## 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 20120221002439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120221002439A), Feb 21, 2012: Haycraft Oliver SPORT HORNET (N72PD), Mariposa, CA, Destroyed. While on a part 91 flight, pilot reported that he smelled smoke in the cockpit and within 15 seconds, smoke had entered the cockpit. Pilot performed an…

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