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N17638

Not registered

N-number · 2 earlier aircraft

Open in FAA registry

Registered now: No
Earlier aircraft: 2
Last cancelled: November 26, 2014

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026. The mark may be reserved or free to assign.

Aircraft that carried N17638 · 2

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N17638 now.

2014Eichman Ellis V AEROBAT III · S/N 1003Cancelled Nov 26, 2014 · Registration expired, pending cancellation · Built 1985 · Eichman Ellis V, Brownsville, TX 1986Eichman Ellis V AEROBAT 1-A · S/N 1Cancelled Nov 7, 1986 · Eichman Ellis V, Brownsville, TX

NTSB investigations on N17638 · 1

Of this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it.

NTSB FTW97LA275Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportEichman Aerobat III · Brownsville, TXinadequate design by the pilot/builder/designer. Related factors were: the porpoise that was encountered by the pilot during the takeoff, and the subsequent jammed rudder.Jul 20, 1997 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports on N17638 · 2

Filed on this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it. Each report names the aircraft it was matched to.

Accident 19970720018899AAmtrlb Aerobat · Brownsville, TXFirst test flight lifted porpoised lifted. Rolled. Impacted inverted. (-23) on July 20, 1997, aircraft 17638, mode aerobatt iii, owned, built and operated by ellis v. eichman, attempted to depart from teh Brownsville airport. The aircraft attempted to take…Jul 20, 1997 · Substantial damage · 1 fatal Incident 19870802055579IAmtrlb Aerobat · San Benito, TXLeft main gear collapsed during taxi run due to side load on gear. Gusty winds.Aug 2, 1987 · Minor damage