# N17638: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: November 26, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17638
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17638

## Aircraft that carried N17638

- [Cancelled 2014-11-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17638-2014-11-26): Eichman Ellis V AEROBAT III, S/N 1003, built 1985. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Eichman Ellis V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EICHMAN%20ELLIS%20V), [Brownsville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brownsville)
- [Cancelled 1986-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17638-1986-11-07): Eichman Ellis V AEROBAT 1-A, S/N 1. Owner: [Eichman Ellis V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EICHMAN%20ELLIS%20V), [Brownsville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brownsville)

## NTSB investigations on N17638 (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 FTW97LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA275), Jul 20, 1997: Eichman Aerobat III (N17638), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: inadequate 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.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N17638 (2)

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 19970720018899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970720018899A), Jul 20, 1997: Amtrlb AEROBAT (N17638), Brownsville, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. First test flight lifted porpoised lifted. Rolled. Impacted inverted. (-23) on July 20, 1997, aircraft 17638, mode aerobatt iii, owned, built and operated by…
- [Incident 19870802055579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870802055579I), Aug 2, 1987: Amtrlb AEROBAT (N17638), San Benito, TX, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed during taxi run due to side load on gear. Gusty winds.

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