# N438BL: 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: January 28, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=438BL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N438BL

## Aircraft that carried N438BL

- [Cancelled 2021-01-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N438BL-2021-01-28): BRM Aero S R O BRISTELL LSA, S/N 438/2019, built 2019. Owner: [Messer Adam](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MESSER%20ADAM), [Carlisle, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Carlisle)

## NTSB investigations on N438BL (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 ERA21LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA025), Oct 18, 2020: Aero Bristell Bristell LSA (N438BL), Carlisle, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees during an attempted go-around in gusty crosswinds.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N438BL (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 20201018019019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201018019019A), Oct 18, 2020: Brm Aero S.R.O. BRISTELL LSA (N438BL), Carlisle, PA, Destroyed. On 10-18-2020 at around 14:30 a bristell light sport aircraft crashed on the west side of runway 10 at Carlisle airport (N94). The aircraft was substantially…

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