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A Cessna 162, the same model family as N3028G
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 6, 2026
N3028G

Cessna Aircraft Co 162

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesTexas

N3028G is a Cessna Aircraft Co 162, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 2011. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Frankston, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 13, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033. It holds a light sport airworthiness certificate for airplane, dated July 11, 2011.

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Aircraft

Maker
Cessna Aircraft Co
Model
162 · all 162s and related versions
Built of
aluminium
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Cessna 162 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
16200095
Type
Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
Four-cycle pistonFAA type of engine code 8 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Cont Motor 0-200 SERIES · 100 hp
Fuel
100LL avgas
Seats
2
Year built
2011
Transponder code
A32A37 (octal 50625067)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
May 13, 2026
Expires
May 31, 2033
Last FAA action
May 13, 2026
Airworthiness
Light sportFAA airworthiness class code 9 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · AirplaneFAA certificate purpose code A (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · July 11, 2011
FAA region
SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01070280

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Zagst Jedediah
Type
IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
11698 Piper Ln
Frankston, TX 75763-2741

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

2004-08-10Forney F-1A · Valid registration

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Airworthiness

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Records check free · 2 to understand · 3 clear

The public federal record on N3028G, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Zagst Jedediah, an individual, certificate issued May 13, 2026, expires May 31, 2033. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Light sport certificate for airplane, dated July 11, 2011, consistent with the 2011 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 16200095 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N3028G was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Forney F-1A (serial 5723, cancelled August 10, 2004). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

2 NTSB records under N3028G: Accident on March 4, 2017 at Conway, AR: serious injuries. Accident on October 30, 2000 at Austin, MN: minor injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.

PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.

NTSB records 2

CEN17CA116Accident on March 4, 2017 at Conway, AR: serious injuries.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 162 · operated under 091

The pilot's failure to shut down the engine before exiting the airplane and his failure to focus his attention on the task at hand, which led to his walking into a rotating propeller.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CHI01LA027Accident on October 30, 2000 at Austin, MN: minor injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 5723

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Forney F1A · operated under 091

the proper glide path not being maintained by the pilot which resulted in the proper touchdown point not being obtained during the approach. A factor to the accident was the rising embankment.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 6, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data