Single-engine piston

N8871

1996 Homebuilt Cassutt III M

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
WS-01
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Denver, CO
Registration record

N8871 on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt Cassutt III M
Serial
WS-01
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Denver, CO
Certificate issued
1995-10-02
Airworthiness date
1996-02-15
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC3A51
Mode S (octal)
53035121
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-02-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1995-10-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N8871 to the current registrant.
  • 1995-08-14
    N8871 previously assigned to a Laurel Aero Club Cassutt III M (s/n 3C1); cancelled.
  • 1952-06-26
    N8871 previously assigned to a Cessna T-50 (s/n 5026); cancelled.
  • 1941-01-11
    N8871 previously assigned to a Travel Air Mfg Co 2000 (s/n 935); cancelled.
Overview

About N8871

N8871 is a 1996 Homebuilt Cassutt III M, serial number WS-01. It is registered to an individual in Denver, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 2, 1995 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 15, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8871. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-04-22 Accident · Strasburg, CO Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · FTW94LA133
Reported aircraft: Laurel Aero Club Cassutt III M — a different aircraft that carried the N8871 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. FACTORS WERE: A POWER FAILURE DUE TO A SHEARED ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR, EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE, AND A SOFT FIELD.

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.