Twin piston

N12828

1961 Dornier DO28 A-1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1961
Serial
3023
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Fulwiler Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Green Bay, WI
Registration record

N12828 on the FAA register

Type
1961 Dornier DO28 A-1
Serial
3023
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Fulwiler Air LLC
Green Bay, WI
Certificate issued
2015-06-09
Airworthiness date
1992-05-29
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A07429
Mode S (octal)
50072051
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-06-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N12828 to the current registrant.
  • 1993-05-02
    Accident at Paradise, CA; damage: destroyed.
  • 1992-05-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1990-07-19
    N12828 previously assigned to a Cessna 172M Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172K Skyhawk (s/n 17262294); cancelled.
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
Overview

About N12828

N12828 is a 1961 Dornier DO28 A-1, serial number 3023. The FAA register lists Fulwiler Air LLC as the registrant in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 9, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O-540 series engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 29, 1992.

N12828 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-05-02 Accident · Paradise, CA Damage: Destroyed NTSB · LAX93LA196
Reported aircraft: Dornier DO-28
Probable cause: THE POOR IN FLIGHT FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS BY THE PILOT AND THE PILOT'S IN FLIGHT DECISION NOT TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS WHICH CAUSED THE TOTAL FAILURE OF BOTH OF THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINES. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE FUEL STARVATION AND THE HIGH VEGETATION IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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.