# N288Z: 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: September 17, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=288Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288Z

## Aircraft that carried N288Z

- [Cancelled 2026-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288Z-2026-09-17): Gulfstream Aerospace GVIII-G800, S/N 88004, built 2025. Exported to Cayman Islands. Owner: [Wilmington Trust Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20CO%20TRUSTEE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N288Z (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.

- [Incident 19800103012099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800103012099I), Jan 3, 1980: Dhav DHC6/ (N288Z), Houston, TX. After level-off, pilot discovered no left aileron control. Fragment of plastic tie lodged in control yoke.

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