# N28CL: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2) (registry code 4490102, 2 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G40EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G40EU) (Aeroclubul Romaniei) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 12, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 6, 2015
- Expires: March 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A2CBDF
- Registered owner: [Sprague Jeffrey D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPRAGUE%20JEFFREY%20D)
- Location: [Lake Elsinore, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lake%20Elsinore)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6311° N, 117.3683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92530, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28CL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28CL

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): 3 in force

### Matched by airframe (I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2)

- [AD 2018-03-17](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2018-03-17): Fuselage · Aeroclubul Romaniei IS-28B2. Effective Mar 20, 2018
- [AD 97-08-06 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-08-06-R1): Quick Connectors · Alexander Schleicher AS-K 13, AS 12, ASK 21 and 39 more. Effective Aug 1, 1997
- [AD 87-18-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-18-10): Aileron Control Levers · Intreprinderea De Constructii Aeronautice IS-28B2. Effective Sep 3, 1987

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 SEA92LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA118), May 25, 1992: I.C.A. Brasov IS-28B2 (N28CL), Deer Park, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT ACTIVATION OF FLIGHT SPOILERS BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PRESENCE OF AN…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19920524016009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920524016009A), May 24, 1992: Brasov IS28B2 (N28CL), Oroville, WA, Substantial damage. Auto tow lost power. Cut glider loose. Activated spoilers by mistake. Hit irrigation sprinkler landing.
- [Incident 19891112065889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891112065889I), Nov 12, 1989: Brasov IS28B2 (N28CL), Deer Park, WA, Minor damage. Lost sight of runway on short final. Had glare on dirty canopy. Landed short of runway.

## 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) (4)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2)

- [STC SA1008WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1008WE): Installation of Poly-Fiber covering material. Poly-Fiber Inc
- [STC SG01164CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG01164CH): Install Cooper superflite 102 fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc
- [STC SA00963CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00963CH): Surrendered and incorporated into STC SG01164CH. AAR
- [STC SA1351WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1351WE): Replace existing fabric on wings, fuselage, empennage, and/or control surfaces, with Ceconite101 material. (262A Series -12). Ceconite Inc

## Related

- Other I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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