N88PS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Samson Patrick SEAWIND 3000 built in 1997. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 23, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N88PS is reserved by Diamond Aircraft Sales USA INC since April 16, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on February 16, 2027.
Samson Patrick SEAWIND 3000 cancelled May 23, 2017
- Serial number
- 15
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1997
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 23, 1997
- Last FAA action
- October 17, 2006
- Last owner
- Samson Flying Service (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Sukane Paul S KR-2 PS SPECIAL cancelled March 30, 1994
- Serial number
- 842A
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- September 11, 1984
- Last FAA action
- January 31, 1991
- Last owner
- Sukane Paul S (Individual)
Long Beach, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N88PS
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Samson Seawind 3000 · serial 15
The pilot's improper preflight decision to attempt night VFR flight into IMC, which resulted in an inflight encounter with weather and the pilot's subsequent loss of control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Sukane KR-2 · serial 842-A
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS WERE FOG, RAIN, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEF.
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