# N8216Q: 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: July 25, 2005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8216Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8216Q

## Aircraft that carried N8216Q

- [Cancelled 2005-07-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8216Q-2005-07-25): I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2, S/N 360, built 1995. Owner: [Aero Club Albatross Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20CLUB%20ALBATROSS%20INC), [Blairstown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Blairstown)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8216Q-undated): Piper PA-28RT-201T, S/N 28R8231056. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N8216Q (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 NYC02LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA193), Sep 12, 2002: I.C.A. Brasov IS-28-B2 (N8216Q), Blairstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The second pilot's improper in-flight decision to perform a release from the towplane, which did not allow for successful completion of the flight. A factor was the downdrafts.
- [NTSB CHI80FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA029), Mar 20, 1980: Cessna 421B (N8216Q), Terre Haute, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8216Q (4)

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 20020912037599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020912037599A), Sep 12, 2002: Brasov IS28B2 (N8216Q), Blairstown, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot in the rear seat stated that the front seat pilot released the aircraft from tow extremely early, at about 500 feet above the ridge line, and…
- [Incident 19891202059299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891202059299I), Dec 2, 1989: Lear 35A (N8216Q), Houston, TX. Pilot climbed above assigned altitude. Found transponder and encoder erratic.
- [Accident 19800320006919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800320006919A), Mar 20, 1980: Cessna 421B (N8216Q), Terre Haute, IN, Substantial damage. Right landing gear collapsed while taxiing for takeoff. Lock link end fitting on strut had broken.
- [Incident 19780302013929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780302013929I), Mar 2, 1978: Cessna 421B (N8216Q), Montgomery, AL, Minor damage. Engine fire was detected after landing. Fire was due to a failed exhaust slip joint. Exhaust inspection overdue.

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