Single-engine piston

N8198A

2015 Homebuilt Bearhawk 4 Place

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
697
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Holly, MI
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Registration record

N8198A on the FAA register

Type
2015 Homebuilt Bearhawk 4 Place
Serial
697
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Holly, MI
Certificate issued
2015-07-21
Airworthiness date
2015-11-05
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB2E3C
Mode S (octal)
52627074
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-11-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2015-07-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N8198A to the current registrant.
  • 2009-11-25
    N8198A previously assigned to a Piper Warrior II (s/n 28-8216144); cancelled.
  • 1953-03-12
    N8198A previously assigned to a Cessna 170B (s/n 25050); cancelled.
Overview

About N8198A

N8198A is a 2015 Homebuilt Bearhawk 4 Place, serial number 697. It is registered to an individual in Holly, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 21, 2015 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 5, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8198A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-04-19 Accident · Holoaloa, HI Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · LAX04FA190
Reported aircraft: Piper PA 28-161 — a different aircraft that carried the N8198A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions that resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain. Factors in the accident were rising terrain, low clouds and rain, and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographic area.

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.