Single-engine piston

N8263

Antique Aero Sopwith Snipe

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
8263
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
C C Air Corp (Corporation)
Based
Lancaster, CA
Registration record

N8263 on the FAA register

Type
Antique Aero Sopwith Snipe
Serial
8263
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
C C Air Corp
Lancaster, CA
Certificate issued
2013-08-22
Airworthiness date
2013-11-19
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB49E6
Mode S (octal)
52644746
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-11-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2013-08-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N8263 to the current registrant.
Overview

About N8263

N8263 is an Antique Aero Sopwith Snipe, serial number 8263. The FAA register lists C C Air Corp as the registrant in Lancaster, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 22, 2013 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 19, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8263. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-01-14 Accident · Tonsina,Ak, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4022
Reported aircraft: S.N.I.A.S SA318C — a different aircraft that carried the N8263 registration before this airframe.

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.