# N388BA: 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: August 14, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=388BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N388BA

## Aircraft that carried N388BA

- [Cancelled 2013-08-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N388BA-2013-08-14): Let L 33 SOLO, S/N 010514, built 2001. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Monongahela, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Monongahela)

## NTSB investigations on N388BA (2)

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 ERA11CA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA465), Aug 17, 2011: Let L 33 Solo (N388BA), Wakefield, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight, resulting in an off-airport landing.
- [NTSB NYC02LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA027), Oct 3, 2001: Let Blanik L 33 Solo (N388BA), Windsor, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loose battery charger becoming entangled in the rudder pedals during a spin recovery, and a subsequent overstress of the glider.…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N388BA (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 20110817019129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110817019129A), Aug 17, 2011: Let L 33 SOLO (N388BA), Wakefield, VA, Substantial damage. The glider pilot could not maintain altitude due to "sink" in the area. He elected to land in a bean field. Upon touchdown, the left wing contacted the bean…
- [Accident 20011003031879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011003031879A), Oct 3, 2001: Let L33SOLO (N388BA), Windsor, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 3, 2001, about 1300L, N388BA, a Let-L33 solo glider was spinning down from 4000' when a small battery charger, a foreign object, that was left…

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