Single-engine piston

N8768B

1997 Homebuilt Searey

Registration pending 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1997
Serial
MK011
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912
Status
Registration pending
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Glastonbury, CT
Registration record

N8768B on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt Searey
Serial
MK011
Engines
Rotax 912
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Glastonbury, CT
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2016-07-14
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC1012
Mode S (octal)
53010022
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Registration pending
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2016-07-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2014-09-04
    Accident at Webb, NY; damage: substantial.
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
  • 1958-01-14
    N8768B previously assigned to a Cessna 172 (s/n 36468); cancelled.
Overview

About N8768B

N8768B is a 1997 Homebuilt Searey, serial number MK011. It is registered to an individual in Glastonbury, Connecticut.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 14, 2016.

N8768B has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2014-09-04 Accident · Webb, NY Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ERA14LA423
Reported aircraft: Mcmurray David C Searey
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain control of the amphibious airplane while practicing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings on a reservoir.

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.