Single-engine piston

N82AS

1983 Homebuilt Sunseeker

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
0001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 447
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Redding, CA
Registration record

N82AS on the FAA register

Type
1983 Homebuilt Sunseeker
Serial
0001
Engines
Rotax 447
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Redding, CA
Certificate issued
2006-08-18
Airworthiness date
2007-11-21
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
AB2E93
Mode S (octal)
52627223
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-11-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2006-08-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N82AS to the current registrant.
  • 2004-02-13
    N82AS previously assigned to a Let Blanik L-13 (s/n 026651); cancelled.
  • 1983
    Manufactured (1983).
Overview

About N82AS

N82AS is a 1983 Homebuilt Sunseeker, serial number 0001. It is registered to an individual in Redding, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 18, 2006 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 447 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated November 21, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N82AS. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-08-19 Accident · Enumclaw, WA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · SEA01LA153
Reported aircraft: Let Blanik L-13 — a different aircraft that carried the N82AS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The premature release of the towline and the pilot's improper selection of a landing area following the release. Factors include improper preflight planning.
1993-06-27 Accident · Enumclaw, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA93LA141
Reported aircraft: Let Blanik L-13 — a different aircraft that carried the N82AS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND THE GRASS.

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.