# N28246: 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: February 21, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28246
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28246

## Aircraft that carried N28246

- [Cancelled 2013-02-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28246-2013-02-21): Gulfstream American AA-5B, S/N AA5B0965, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mile High Productions Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILE%20HIGH%20PRODUCTIONS%20INC), [Plantation, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Plantation)
- [Cancelled 1955-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28246-1955-03-23): Piper J5A, S/N 5-161, built 1940. Owner: [Haile-Bybee Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAILE-BYBEE%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)

## NTSB investigations on N28246 (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 MIA97FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA217), Jul 25, 1997: Gulfstream American AA-5B (N28246), Naples, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: leaking fuel cap(s), due to inadequate maintenance/repair, which resulted in water contamination of the fuel; inadequate preflight by the flight crew; and improper planning/decision by the flight…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N28246 (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 19970725023529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970725023529A), Jul 25, 1997: Amrgen AA5B (N28246), Naples, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (.4)The aircraft had a history of fuel caps leaking water into the fuel tanks, and repairs had been attempted. About 3 to 4 inches of rain had fallen since the…

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