Single-engine piston

N28

1962 Homebuilt SMITH Miniplane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1962
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Homer Glen, IL
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Registration record

N28 on the FAA register

Type
1962 Homebuilt SMITH Miniplane
Serial
1
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Homer Glen, IL
Certificate issued
1986-01-24
Airworthiness date
1977-04-29
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2CBA1
Mode S (octal)
50545641
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1986-01-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N28 to the current registrant.
  • 1977-04-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1962
    Manufactured (1962).
  • 1947-04-14
    N28 previously assigned to a Beechcraft C18S (s/n 4225); cancelled.
Overview

About N28

N28 is a 1962 Homebuilt SMITH Miniplane, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Homer Glen, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 24, 1986 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 29, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N28.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N28.

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.