Single-engine piston

N8262

2013 Homebuilt Walker Curtiss JN4D

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
2013
Serial
WC001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Gm ECO TEC 2.4L
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Freestar Fiancial Credit Union (Corporation)
Based
Mount Clemens, MI
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Registration record

N8262 on the FAA register

Type
2013 Homebuilt Walker Curtiss JN4D
Serial
WC001
Engines
Gm ECO TEC 2.4L
Registered owner
Freestar Fiancial Credit Union
Mount Clemens, MI
Certificate issued
2024-02-14
Airworthiness date
2013-08-06
Registration expires
2031-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB49C3
Mode S (octal)
52644703
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N8262 to the current registrant.
  • 2023-05-15
    Accident at Greenville, KY; damage: substantial.
  • 2017-08-12
    Accident at Bowling Green, KY; damage: substantial.
  • 2013-08-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1975-02-10
    N8262 previously assigned to a Aerospatiale SA 318C Alouette Ast (s/n 2186); cancelled.
Overview

About N8262

N8262 is a 2013 Homebuilt Walker Curtiss JN4D, serial number WC001. The FAA register lists Freestar Fiancial Credit Union as the registrant in Mount Clemens, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2024 and expires on February 28, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Gm ECO TEC 2.4L engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 6, 2013.

N8262 has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-05-15 Accident · Greenville, KY Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA23LA231
Reported aircraft: Charles D Walker Walker Curtiss JN4D
Probable cause: The separation of an electrical wire that powered the ignition module, rendering the ignition system inoperative, and resulting in the total loss of engine power.
2017-08-12 Accident · Bowling Green, KY Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · GAA17CA488
Reported aircraft: Charles D Walker Walker Curtiss JN4D
Probable cause: The pilot s exceedance of the biplane s critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with trees.
1979-02-16 Accident · Antrim,Nh, 29 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0405
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N8262 registration before this airframe.
1972-02-07 Accident · Dulac,La, 18 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0560
Reported aircraft: S.N.I.A.S SA318C — a different aircraft that carried the N8262 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TO PROVIDE CLNC FOR T/O.COMPANY PROC NOT AVAIL.

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.