# N438QA: 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: August 18, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=438QA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N438QA

## Aircraft that carried N438QA

- [Cancelled 2025-08-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N438QA-2025-08-18): Pezetel SZD-48-1JANTAR STD 2, S/N W 908. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Port Orange, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Port%20Orange)

## NTSB investigations on N438QA (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 ERA16CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA227), Jun 12, 2016: Pezetel SZD 48-1JANTAR STD 2 (N438QA), Maysville, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider's encounter with insufficient atmospheric lift conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain soaring flight, which resulted in an off-airport landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N438QA (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 20160612013509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160612013509A), Jun 12, 2016: Pezetel SZD-48-1JANTAR STD 2 (N438QA), Maysville, WV, Substantial damage. Pilot lost lift while on a flight originating at ridge soaring, Pennsylvania. The weather conditions at the time of the event were VMC with a slightly…

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