# N8728R: 1964 Avionautica Rio M-100S, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Avionautica Rio M-100S](https://openairdocs.org/model/avionautica-rio-m-100s) (registry code 0910102)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G6EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G6EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 050
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 25, 1965
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1979
- Last registry action: November 23, 1985
- Mode S code: AC0144
- Owner when cancelled: [Bachman John W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BACHMAN%20JOHN%20W)
- Location: [Middleburg Hts, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Middleburg%20Hts)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3766° N, 81.7873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44130, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8728R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8728R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8728R-2014-11-20

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 Avionautica Rio M-100S: https://openairdocs.org/model/avionautica-rio-m-100s.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 CHI71DEV45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DEV45), May 20, 1971: Aer-Pegaso M-100S (N8728R), Greenup, IL, substantial damage

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