# N6388V: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: November 13, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6388V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6388V

## Aircraft that carried N6388V

- [Cancelled 2012-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6388V-2012-11-13): I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2, S/N 364. Second renewal notice. Owner: [Greater Houston Soaring Association](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREATER%20HOUSTON%20SOARING%20ASSOCIATION), [Hempstead, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hempstead)
- [Cancelled 1991-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6388V-1991-08-02): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0651. Exported to France. Owner: [Van Bortel Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20BORTEL%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington)

## NTSB investigations on N6388V (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 CEN12FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA378), Jun 17, 2012: Iar Brasov IS-28B2 (N6388V), Wallis, TX, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an emergency situation, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6388V (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 20120617012219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120617012219A), Jun 17, 2012: I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-28B2 (N6388V), Wallis, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Appears glider was tail heavy at take-off from eye witness accounts of glider pitching upward behind tow plane. Tow plane pilot stated at take-off roll he…
- [Incident 19810402029359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402029359I), Apr 2, 1981: Cessna 172RG (N6388V), Montoursville, PA, Minor damage. Nose gear failed to extend,landed on main gear only.

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