Single-engine piston

N6272A

Homebuilt Wag-Aero 2+2

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
246
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rio Communities, NM
Registration record

N6272A on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Wag-Aero 2+2
Serial
246
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rio Communities, NM
Certificate issued
2020-01-07
Airworthiness date
1997-07-14
Registration expires
2027-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A832DD
Mode S (octal)
52031335
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-01-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N6272A to the current registrant.
  • 1998-05-24
    Accident at Hurricane, UT; damage: substantial.
  • 1997-07-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1990-08-10
    N6272A previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane (s/n 33072); cancelled.
Overview

About N6272A

N6272A is a Homebuilt Wag-Aero 2+2, serial number 246. It is registered to an individual in Rio Communities, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 7, 2020 and expires on January 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 14, 1997.

N6272A has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-05-24 Accident · Hurricane, UT Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW98LA241
Reported aircraft: Mader Wag-Aero 2+2
Probable cause: An encounter with high vegetation and unsuitable terrain during a forced landing. A factor was a partial failure of the engine's exhaust stack during flight.
1974-09-28 Accident · Lubbock,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3064
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N6272A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: G ON ROAD.
1966-06-05 Accident · Dickinson Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1488
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N6272A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILED AREA.
1964-09-07 Accident · Dickinson Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2804
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N6272A registration before this airframe.

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.