# N88PS: 1997 Samson Patrick SEAWIND 3000, registration cancelled 2017-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Samson Patrick SEAWIND 3000](https://openairdocs.org/model/samson-patrick-seawind-3000) (registry code 05604SQ)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 6, 1997
- Certificate issued: June 23, 1997
- Last registry action: October 17, 2006
- Mode S code: AC1CD2
- Owner when cancelled: [Samson Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAMSON%20FLYING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88PS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88PS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88PS-2017-05-23

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 Samson Patrick SEAWIND 3000: https://openairdocs.org/model/samson-patrick-seawind-3000.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 ATL05LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA154), Aug 28, 2005: Samson Seawind 3000 (N88PS), Wrightsville Bh, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight decision to attempt night VFR flight into IMC, which resulted in an inflight encounter with weather and the pilot's subsequent loss of control of the airplane due to…

## 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 20050828020419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050828020419A), Aug 28, 2005: Amtr SEAWIND3000 (N88PS), Wrightsvillebea, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft had departed wilmington airport at approximately 0200 hrs., for a pleasure trip around the wrightsville beach, NC area. According to witnesses…

## Other aircraft with N88PS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88PS): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 50 C, S/N 50.C.A.A.094
- [Cancelled 1994-03-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88PS-1994-03-30): Sukane Paul S KR-2 PS SPECIAL, S/N 842A. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Sukane Paul S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUKANE%20PAUL%20S), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

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