Single-engine piston

N801WP

1952 Homebuilt Chipmunk DHC-1T10

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1952
Serial
C1-0693
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Brist Sid GIPSY
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sturgis, SD
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Registration record

N801WP on the FAA register

Type
1952 Homebuilt Chipmunk DHC-1T10
Serial
C1-0693
Engines
Brist Sid GIPSY
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sturgis, SD
Certificate issued
2018-05-24
Airworthiness date
2013-08-06
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AAE796
Mode S (octal)
52563626
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-05-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N801WP.
  • 2013-08-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1996-12-16
    Accident at Honolulu, HI; damage: substantial.
  • 1952
    Manufactured (1952).
Overview

About N801WP

N801WP is a 1952 Homebuilt Chipmunk DHC-1T10, serial number C1-0693. It is registered to an individual in Sturgis, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 24, 2018 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Brist Sid GIPSY engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 6, 2013.

N801WP has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-12-16 Accident · Honolulu, HI Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX97FA069
Reported aircraft: de Havilland DHC-8
Probable cause: A failure of the normal landing gear extension system due to a hydraulic leak, and the failure of the airplane's emergency landing gear extension system due to inadequate servicing by company maintenance personnel. Factors were the emergency landing gear extension systems dirty and binding condition, a worn emergency landing gear extension cable, and the training simulator's lack of fidelity concerning the force required to operate the emergency gear extension T-handle.

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.