# N4288L: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: May 25, 2001
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4288L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4288L

## Aircraft that carried N4288L

- [Cancelled 2001-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4288L-2001-05-25): Raytheon B200, S/N BB-1742. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Specialized Aircraft Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPECIALIZED%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1996-10-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4288L-1996-10-07): Nelson James H V-6 STOL 262, S/N 199210216. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Nelson James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20JAMES%20H), [San Benito, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Benito)
- [Cancelled 1990-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4288L-1990-04-05): Cessna 172G, S/N 17254357. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N4288L (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 FTW94LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA069), Jan 10, 1994: Nelson Ford V-6 Stol 262 (N4288L), San Benito, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH THE CAUSE UNDETERMINED. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
- [NTSB MKC88FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA124), Jul 13, 1988: Cessna 172G (N4288L), Sarcoxie, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4288L (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 19940110018339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940110018339A), Jan 10, 1994: Amtr STOL262 (N4288L), San Benito, TX, Substantial damage. Engine began missing on climbing turnout from takeoff. Tried return. Wing hit short of runway. Prop ground scars.
- [Accident 19880713026489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880713026489A), Jul 13, 1988: Cessna 172G (N4288L), Sarcoxie, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Came out of clouds nose down, started pull up, hit trees, crashed. Low clouds and fog in area. Had weather brief.

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