- Registered owner
- Civil Air Patrol
- Location
- Maxwell Afb, AL
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 029016
- Year built
- 2002
- Type
- Glider
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date
- November 14, 2002
- Certificate issued
- December 5, 2012
- Expires
- December 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- A540F0
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 5
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 2005 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
Superseded and historical ADs · 1
Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N438BAMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK aircraft
Service difficulty reports · 5
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 2010FA0000757Rib · crackedDURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, (2) SMALL CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED ON RIB 3 UPPER FLANGE, LT WING. THIS IS THE SECOND RECENT OCCURRENCE.SDR DOSS10Longeron · crackedFIRST LONGERON (N434BA) WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE ELEVATOR TRIM GUIDE ATTACH POINT, NEAR THE RCP LT RUDDER PEDAL, DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION. SUBSEQUENT FINDINGS OCCURRED AS RESULT OF QUALITY DEPARTMENT ISSUING A ONE TIME INSPECTION OF ALL MDS. IT LOOKS AS ISDR 2005FA0000884Control Cable · frayedRIGHT RUDDER CABLE FOUND FRAYED AT FORWARD AND AFT PULLEYS.SDR 2003FA0000957Fairing · crackedRADIAL CRACKS ARE BEING FOUND FLEETWIDE ON WING-TIP FAIRINGS.THERE HAVE BEEN NO COMPLETE FAILURES AT THIS TIME. FACTORY ADVISES WING TIPS ARE DESIGNED TO FAIL ON SIDE LOADS TO PREVENT MAJOR DAMAGE TO WING SPAR.SDR 2003FA0000228Ring · missingRUDDER PEDAL LOST VERTICAL STABILTY AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AREA AND FOUND THE SAFETY RING,WHICH HOLDS THE RUDDER PEDAL ATTACH SHAFT TO THE FUSELAGE FITTING, MISSING. AN INSPECTION WAS MADE TO FIN
STCs that may be installed · 2
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.