Single-engine piston

N8727

1974 Homebuilt Special Great Lakes

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1974
Serial
6902M184B
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pana, IL
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Registration record

N8727 on the FAA register

Type
1974 Homebuilt Special Great Lakes
Serial
6902M184B
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pana, IL
Certificate issued
2013-04-19
Airworthiness date
1984-11-23
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC0111
Mode S (octal)
53000421
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-04-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N8727 to the current registrant.
  • 1985-06-29
    Accident at Gentry, MO; damage: substantial.
  • 1984-11-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
  • 1937-10-01
    N8727 previously assigned to a Swallow Swallow (s/n 1017); cancelled.
Overview

About N8727

N8727 is a 1974 Homebuilt Special Great Lakes, serial number 6902M184B. It is registered to an individual in Pana, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 19, 2013 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C75 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 23, 1984.

N8727 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-06-29 Accident · Gentry, MO Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · MKC85LA143
Reported aircraft: Shindler Special Great Lakes
1975-10-08 Accident · Phillipsburg,Ks, 16 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2898
Reported aircraft: Great Lakes S-Baby — a different aircraft that carried the N8727 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.