Single-engine piston

N8252S

2017 Homebuilt Scuro Special

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2017
Serial
001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen 1600CC
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Porterville, CA
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Registration record

N8252S on the FAA register

Type
2017 Homebuilt Scuro Special
Serial
001
Engines
Volkswagen 1600CC
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Porterville, CA
Certificate issued
2021-01-28
Airworthiness date
2019-08-28
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AB461D
Mode S (octal)
52643035
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-01-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N8252S to the current registrant.
  • 2019-08-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2017
    Manufactured (2017).
  • 2000-05-08
    N8252S previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Arrow IV (s/n 28R-8031170); cancelled.
  • 1965-09-07
    N8252S previously assigned to a Cessna 150F (s/n 15061852); cancelled.
Overview

About N8252S

N8252S is a 2017 Homebuilt Scuro Special, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Porterville, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 28, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen 1600CC engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated August 28, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8252S. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-05-23 Accident · Great Bend, KS Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI99FA164
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28RT-201T — a different aircraft that carried the N8252S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the chafed through turbocharger oil supply hose, the failure of maintenance personnel to install a clamp on the turbocharger oil supply hose, and the inability of the pilot to maintain aircraft control.
1998-09-18 Accident · Duck Creek, UT Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW98LA404
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28RT-201T — a different aircraft that carried the N8252S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Loose intake valve rocker arm studs that allowed a loss of compression and a loss of oil. A factor was unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing and poles next to a cattle guard.

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.