# Holmes William E PREDATOR

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05903JS
- Manufacturer (registry): HOLMES WILLIAM E
- Model: PREDATOR
- Aircraft type: Powered parachute
- Engines: 1 · 2 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-william-e-predator

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 CEN09CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA025), Oct 6, 2008: Holmes William E Predator (N868S), Branson, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the wing's failure to open all cells for undetermined reasons and the trees near the runway.

## 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 20081006848299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081006848299A), Oct 6, 2008: Holmes PREDATOR (N868S), Branson, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that during the takeoff at an altitude of approximately 30 feet, he experienced a collapse of the right side of the parachute (the…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Skytrails Lsa PREDATOR](https://openairdocs.org/model/skytrails-lsa-predator): 6 registered aircraft, registry code 060007B
- [Skytrails Lsa PREDATOR](https://openairdocs.org/model/skytrails-lsa-predator): 5 registered aircraft, registry code 060007S
- [Hughes Aero PREDATOR](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-aero-predator): 4 registered aircraft, registry code 05901TG
- [Hughes Aero PREDATOR](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-aero-predator): 4 registered aircraft, registry code 05901ZM
- [Hughes Aero PREDATOR](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-aero-predator): 4 registered aircraft, registry code 05902DL
- [Hughes Air PREDATOR](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-air-predator): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05901Q9
- [Givans Mark E PREDATOR](https://openairdocs.org/model/givans-mark-e-predator): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056053T
- [William Hammond PREDATOR](https://openairdocs.org/model/william-hammond-predator): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05634C8
- [Hughes Air Avn LLC/Schmermund PREDATOR](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-air-avn-llc-schmermund-predator): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05901XS
- [Hughes Aero PREDATOR](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-aero-predator): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05902KX
- [Wilson Kenneth L PREDATOR](https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-kenneth-l-predator): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05902YJ
- [Hughes Aero PREDATOR](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-aero-predator): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05904U3

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