# N8028W: 1995 Sutphin John E RANS S-12, registration cancelled 2023-09-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 23, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sutphin John E RANS S-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/sutphin-john-e-rans-s-12) (registry code 05626VP)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 0894513
- Year built: 1995
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1995
- Last registry action: January 13, 2023
- Mode S code: AAECD0
- Location: [North Augusta, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/North%20Augusta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5264° N, 81.9393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29841, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8028W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8028W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8028W-2023-09-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Sutphin John E RANS S-12: https://openairdocs.org/model/sutphin-john-e-rans-s-12.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA22LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA394), Aug 31, 2022: Sutphin John E Rans S-12 (N8028W), Hilliard, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB CEN14LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA045), Oct 11, 2013: Sutphin Rans S-12 (N8028W), French Lick, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while in a steep turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/mush at a low altitude.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20220831015639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220831015639A), Aug 31, 2022: Sutphin John E RANS S-12 (N8028W), Hillard, FL, Destroyed. On August 31, 2022, the pilot of [privacy data omitted], a rans S-12, was performing solo touch and go's at Hillard Airpark (01J). At around 1045 local time,…
- [Accident 20131011020019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131011020019A), Oct 11, 2013: Sutphin John E RANS S-12 (N8028W), French Lick, IN, Substantial damage. On October 11, 2013 at approximately 1630 hours EST, a 1995 "Sutphin John E" rans S-12 experimental amateur built aircraft, N8028W, sustained substantial…

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