Single-engine piston

N1028Q

Homebuilt Buddy Baby Lakes

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record

Built

—

Serial

1001

Class

Single-engine piston

Engines

Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Hurricane, UT

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Registration record

N1028Q on the FAA register

Type

Homebuilt Buddy Baby Lakes

Serial

1001

Engines

Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG

Registered owner

Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in

Hurricane, UT

Certificate issued

2020-05-07

Airworthiness date

2006-04-14

Registration expires

2027-05-31

Airworthiness class

Experimental · amateur-built

Mode S (hex)

A00FA1

Mode S (octal)

50007641

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2027-05-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
2020-05-07
Certificate of registration issued as N1028Q to the current registrant.
2016-11-10
Accident at Hurricane, UT; damage: substantial.
2006-04-14
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
1990-07-25
N1028Q previously assigned to a Piper Lance (s/n 32R7780218); cancelled.
1964-06-16
N1028Q previously assigned to a Cessna 310 (s/n 310H0028); cancelled.

Overview

About N1028Q

N1028Q is a Homebuilt Buddy Baby Lakes, serial number 1001. It is registered to an individual in Hurricane, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 7, 2020 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 14, 2006.

N1028Q has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-11-10 Accident · Hurricane, UT Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA17CA073

Reported aircraft: Carter Richard L Buddy Baby Lakes

Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

1989-11-23 Accident · Johnstown, PA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · NYC90LA032

Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32R-300 — a different aircraft that carried the N1028Q registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE ON AN ILS FINAL APPROACH, WHICH ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND BELOW THE GLIDE PATH AND COLLIDE WITH APPROACH LIGHTING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY IN KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER (ICING) CONDITIONS, AND STRUCTURAL ICING.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.