# N4281B: 1978 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: 123
- Year built: 1978
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: November 28, 1978
- Certificate issued: December 18, 2012
- Expires: December 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A51BD4
- Registered owner: [Nagel Wanda](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAGEL%20WANDA)
- Location: [Placerville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Placerville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7334° N, 120.7913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95667, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4281B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4281B

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 NYC08CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA275), Aug 10, 2008: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-26B2 (N4281B), Fincastle, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's geographic disorientation, which resulted in an off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's selection of an inadequate landing site.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20080810849379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080810849379A), Aug 10, 2008: Brasov IS28B2 (N4281B), Botetourt Co, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted], as pilot in command of N4281B, an ica Brasov glider, became disoriented in relation to his departure field while attempting to…

## 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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