Hybrid-lift aircraft

N882WS

2020 Sparkcognition Saphira 1.5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
001
Class
Hybrid-lift aircraft
Engines
5 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sparkcognition Inc (Corporation)
Based
Austin, TX
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Registration record

N882WS on the FAA register

Type
2020 Sparkcognition Saphira 1.5
Serial
001
Engines
5 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Sparkcognition Inc
Austin, TX
Certificate issued
2020-04-03
Airworthiness date
2020-05-19
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental
Mode S (hex)
AC2748
Mode S (octal)
53023510
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-05-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category).
  • 2020-04-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N882WS.
Overview

About N882WS

N882WS is a 2020 Sparkcognition Saphira 1.5, serial number 001. The FAA register lists Sparkcognition Inc as the registrant in Austin, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 3, 2020 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a hybrid-lift aircraft and 5 Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engines. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category, dated May 19, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N882WS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-12-28 Accident · North Las Vegas, NV Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX99LA059B
Reported aircraft: Cessna TR182 — a different aircraft that carried the N882WS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Failure of the pilot-in-command of the other aircraft to see and avoid the stationary Cessna TR182.

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.