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N61702016 Knight Gary L AA NIEUPORT 28

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jul 2022)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Valid
expires Jan 31, 2029
Based in
Lansing, KS
owner city / state
Engine
CONVERSION · 36 hp
Volkswagen
Owners
1
since 2016
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 2022
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Lansing, KS
Certificate issued
Jan 19, 2016
Expires
Jan 31, 2029
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Feb 22, 2016

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Knight Gary L
Model
AA NIEUPORT 28
Year
2016
Serial number
001
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
1
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Airdrome Aeroplanes Nieuport 28
Mode S code
A80B17

Engine

Make and model
Volkswagen Conversion
Type
Reciprocating
Power
36 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2016 – nowIndividual ownerLansing, KS · current
  2. 1971 – 1973Mini Hawk Intl INCSanta Monica, CA · different airframe: Taylor / Treffinger / Maloney Mini-Hawk 1 S/N Mh-01

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Jul 18, 2022 · Basehor, KS

The pilot’s incorrect installation of the left-wing strut, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during takeoff and a subsequent aerodynamic stall and spin from which the pilot could not recover.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
ERA22FA320

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA22FA320)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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