Single-engine piston

N28YD

2007 Homebuilt Sonex

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2007
Serial
533
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Brookline, NH
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Registration record

N28YD on the FAA register

Type
2007 Homebuilt Sonex
Serial
533
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Brookline, NH
Certificate issued
2015-07-17
Airworthiness date
2007-04-04
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A2CDCC
Mode S (octal)
50546714
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-05
    Accident at Jaffrey, NH; damage: substantial.
  • 2015-07-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N28YD.
  • 2007-04-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
Overview

About N28YD

N28YD is a 2007 Homebuilt Sonex, serial number 533. It is registered to an individual in Brookline, New Hampshire. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 17, 2015 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated April 4, 2007.

N28YD has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-06-05 Accident · Jaffrey, NH Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ERA26LA231
Reported aircraft: Olson/Williams Sonex
Preliminary report: On June 5, 2026, at 1100 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Sonex airplane, N28YD, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Jaffrey, New Hampshire. The private pilot was seriously injured. The flight was conducted as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot, who was also the owner of the airplane said he planned to depart the Jaffrey Airfield Silver Ranch Airport (AFN), Jaffrey, New Hampshire, for a short flight in the local area. After he performed a pre-flight inspection of the airplane, which included checking the fuel for adequate quantity and for contamination, the pilot started the engine and back-taxied to…
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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.