# N38ES: 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: May 8, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38ES
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38ES

## Aircraft that carried N38ES

- [Cancelled 2021-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38ES-2021-05-08): I.C.A.-Brasov IS-29D, S/N 38, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Eason Richerd E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASON%20RICHERD%20E), [Merced, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Merced)

## NTSB investigations on N38ES (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 WPR18FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA143), May 19, 2018: I.C.A.-Brasov IS 29D (N38ES), Avenal, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper installation of the wings onto the glider, which resulted in an in-flight wing separation. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's limited familiarity with the design and a…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N38ES (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 20180519005629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180519005629A), May 19, 2018: I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-29D (N38ES), Avenal, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Glider N38ES, piloted [privacy data omitted] (deceased), departed Avenal gliderport (CA69)on 5/19/2018. Glider crashed in rough terrain aprox 7 miles sw of…

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