# N128LA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 6, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=128LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N128LA

## Aircraft that carried N128LA

- [Cancelled 2018-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128LA-2018-03-06): AB Sportine Aviacija LAK-17A, S/N 151. Exported to Lithuania. Owner: Kaunas

## NTSB investigations on N128LA (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA466), Aug 2, 2017: AB Sportine Aviacija LAK 17 (N128LA), Uvalde, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The ground crewmember’s failure to fully engage the tow hook release arm during preflight, which resulted in the premature release of the glider at insufficient altitude to complete a safe landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N128LA (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20170802010279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170802010279A), Aug 2, 2017: Ab Sportine Aviacija LAK-17A (N128LA), Uvalde, TX, Substantial damage. On August 2, 2017, N128LA launched from Garner Field (kuva), in Uvalde, Texas, as part of a soaring competition that was being held there. The glider, a…

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