N8188 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hanson Paul C OFFSHOOT built in 2001. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 20, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
N8188 is reserved by a private party since May 9, 2023. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on March 9, 2027.
Hanson Paul C OFFSHOOT cancelled October 20, 2017
- Serial number
- PCH-2
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2001
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 21, 2011
- Last FAA action
- April 21, 2011
- Last owner
- Stiles Charles G (Individual)
San Diego, CA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Hanson Paul C HANSON TAILWIND W-8 cancelled October 6, 2000
- Serial number
- PCH-1
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned as a non-type-certificated aircraft, not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- April 25, 1990
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
Brown Don BROWN ACE cancelled February 12, 1971
- Serial number
- 2DB
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Brown Don (Individual)
Wilmington, OH - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8188
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hanson HANSON TAILWIND W-8 · serial PCH-1
The loss of lubrication to the number 3 rod bearing and the resulting failure of the number 3 connecting rod. A contributing factor to the accident was the soft terrain at the accident location.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site