Powered parachute

N8026W

2003 Homebuilt Avcat

Registered No accidents on file

Built

2003

Serial

898427

Class

Powered parachute

Engines

Hirth 3202

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Rogers, AR

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Registration record

N8026W on the FAA register

Type

2003 Homebuilt Avcat

Serial

898427

Engines

Hirth 3202

Registered owner

Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in

Rogers, AR

Certificate issued

2012-12-05

Airworthiness date

2007-11-25

Registration expires

2028-12-31

Airworthiness class

Experimental · light-sport

Mode S (hex)

AAEC8A

Mode S (octal)

52566212

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2028-12-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
2012-12-05
Certificate of registration issued as N8026W to the current registrant.
2007-11-25
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
2003
Manufactured (2003).
1993-11-29
N8026W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 282092); cancelled.

Overview

About N8026W

N8026W is a 2003 Homebuilt Avcat, serial number 898427. It is registered to an individual in Rogers, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 5, 2012 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a powered parachute, one Hirth 3202 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated November 25, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8026W. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-03-02 Accident · Genesee, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI91LA104

Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-180 — a different aircraft that carried the N8026W registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: POSITIVE LIFTOFF AIRSPEED WAS NOT ATTAINED, AN ABORTED TAKEOFF WAS NOT PERFORMED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/MUSH DESCENT TO THE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A DARK RAINING NIGHT, SOFT, WET GRASS RUNWAY AND A DOWNWIND SURFACE WIND.

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.