# N1388Q: 1984 Alderfer Edward A ALDERFER GYROPLANE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Alderfer Edward A ALDERFER GYROPLANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/alderfer-edward-a-alderfer-gyroplane) (registry code 1302779, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 13132-2
- Year built: 1984
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 20, 1984
- Certificate issued: March 26, 1982
- Expires: May 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A09C68
- Registered owner: [Alderfer Edward A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALDERFER%20EDWARD%20A)
- Location: [Hamilton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Hamilton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4266° N, 84.4976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45011, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1388Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1388Q

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Alderfer Edward A ALDERFER GYROPLANE)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Volkswagen CONVERSION)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N1388Q.

## NTSB investigations on N1388Q not matched to an aircraft (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 CHI84LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA024), Oct 15, 1983: Alderfer Gyroplane (N1388Q), Hamilton, OH, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N1388Q.

## Reports on N1388Q not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N1388Q, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19831015061039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831015061039A), Oct 15, 1983: Amtr KB2 (N1388Q), Hamilton, OH, Destroyed. Lost control of gyroplane on takeoff in a gusty wind. Nosed into ground from 50 feet AGL.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N1388Q

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1388Q before.

- [Cancelled 1974-09-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1388Q-1974-09-10): Cessna 150L, S/N 15072688. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Wetherall Fred](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WETHERALL%20FRED), Calgary

## Related

- Other Alderfer Edward A ALDERFER GYROPLANE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/alderfer-edward-a-alderfer-gyroplane/aircraft.md
- The Volkswagen CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion.md

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