# N8217W: 1992 I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2) (registry code 4490102, 2 seats) - Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000) - Data sheets: [TCDS G40EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G40EU) (Aeroclubul Romaniei) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 357 - Year built: 1992 - Type: Glider - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, glider - Airworthiness date: July 27, 1995 - Certificate issued: June 22, 2007 - Expires: August 31, 2027 - Mode S code: AB37F4 - Registered owners: [Merlin Soaring Association Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERLIN%20SOARING%20ASSOCIATION%20INC), [Chapter 20210 Of The Soaring Society Of America](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAPTER%2020210%20OF%20THE%20SOARING%20SOCIETY%20OF%20AMERICA) - Location: [Amelia Court House, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Amelia%20Court%20House) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 37.3497° N, 77.9594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23002, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8217W - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8217W From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 3 in force ### Matched by airframe (I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2) - [AD 2018-03-17](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2018-03-17): Fuselage · Aeroclubul Romaniei IS-28B2. Effective Mar 20, 2018 - [AD 97-08-06 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-08-06-R1): Quick Connectors · Alexander Schleicher AS-K 13, AS 12, ASK 21 and 39 more. Effective Aug 1, 1997 - [AD 87-18-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-18-10): Aileron Control Levers · Intreprinderea De Constructii Aeronautice IS-28B2. Effective Sep 3, 1987 ### Matched by engine (NONE) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (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 ERA26LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA207), May 12, 2026: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2 (N8217W), Scotts Fork, VA, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The photographer’s failure to remain clear of an active taxiway. ## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20260512004269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260512004269A), May 12, 2026: I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-28B2 (N8217W), Amelia Courthou, VA, Minor damage, 1 fatal. On may 12, 2026, about 12:45 (EDT), an I.c.a. Brasov, [privacy data omitted] glider was involved in an accident on the ground. The glider touched down on… ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (4) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2) - [STC SA1008WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1008WE): Installation of Poly-Fiber covering material. Poly-Fiber Inc - [STC SG01164CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG01164CH): Install Cooper superflite 102 fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc - [STC SA00963CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00963CH): Surrendered and incorporated into STC SG01164CH. AAR - [STC SA1351WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1351WE): Replace existing fabric on wings, fuselage, empennage, and/or control surfaces, with Ceconite101 material. (262A Series -12). Ceconite Inc ## Earlier aircraft with N8217W The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8217W before. - [Cancelled 1991-05-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8217W-1991-05-16): Beech B36TC, S/N EA517. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Euroflight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EUROFLIGHT%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita) - [Cancelled 1975-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8217W-1975-05-06): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-2350. Owner: [Batton Carlie E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BATTON%20CARLIE%20E), [Troy, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Troy) ## Related - Other I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2/aircraft.md - The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.