# N488SD: 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: March 12, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=488SD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N488SD

## Aircraft that carried N488SD

- [Cancelled 2009-03-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488SD-2009-03-12): Pohl Douglas A LANCAIR IV-P, S/N LIV-008, built 2000. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Pohl Douglas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POHL%20DOUGLAS%20A), [Jupiter, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jupiter)

## NTSB investigations on N488SD (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 MIA08LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA134), Jul 7, 2008: Douglas A. Pohl Lancair IV-P (N488SD), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB NYC01LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA184), Jul 23, 2001: Pohl Lancair IV-P (N488SD), Fryeburg, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial blockage of the air intake system, due to the pilot's failure to ensure the engine compartment was clear of paper towels after a maintenance inspection.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N488SD (3)

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 20080707855219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080707855219A), Jul 7, 2008: Amtr LANCAIRIVP (N488SD), Hollywood, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) July 07, 2008, approx: 1757 eastern standard time, an (experimental) Lancair iv-p, N488SD aircraft registered and operated by [privacy data omitted] as…
- [Incident 20050928026169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050928026169I), Sep 28, 2005: Amtr LANCAIRIVP (N488SD), Okeechobee, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed on runway rwy 32 and after touch down right wheel started smoking and brake right wheel locked causing the tire to skid, the right tire blew…
- [Accident 20010723017949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010723017949A), Jul 23, 2001: Amtr LANCAIRIVP (N488SD), Fryeburg, ME, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was on a VFR flight from auburn/lewiston, ME (lew) to buffalo, NY (buf). Approximately 15 miles southwest of auburn/lewiston (lew) while climbing…

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