# N843: 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: 44 - Type: Glider - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, glider - Airworthiness date: June 27, 1979 - Certificate issued: June 4, 2020 - Expires: June 30, 2027 - Mode S code: AB8AFD - Registered owner: [Black Industries LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLACK%20INDUSTRIES%20LLC) - Location: [Helena, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Helena) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 46.5307° N, 112.1994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59601, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=843 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N843 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 SEA99TA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99TA051), Apr 14, 1999: I.C.A. Brasov IS-28B2 (N843), North Plains, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The second pilot did not maintain clearance from power lines. The pilot-in-command did not adequately supervise the second pilot, and the second pilot's diverted attention and lack of familiarity… ## NTSB investigations on N843 not matched to an aircraft (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 SEA85LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA138), Jun 14, 1985: Piper PA-22-135 (N843), Long Valley, NV, substantial damage ## 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 19990414018909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990414018909A), Apr 14, 1999: Brasov IS28B2 (N843), North Plains, OR, Substantial damage. (.19) On April 14, 1999, at 1500 pacific daylight time, an ica-Brasov IS-28B2, N843, registered to and operated by the pilot as a public instrucitonal flight,… ## 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. ## Service difficulty reports on N843 not matched to an aircraft (2) They name N843, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [SDR CHQA000589](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQA000589), Dec 2, 2004: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. RIGHT HAND EMERGENCY OVERWING EXIT LIGHT IS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT HAND OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IAW EMB 145 MM 33-50-10. OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR CHQA000505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQA000505), Jun 11, 2004: MANIFOLD. MALFUNCTIONED. UPON LANDING INTO DFW FROM FLIGHT 6490, AIRCRAFT WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THERE WAS NO LEFT RUDDER RESPONSE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND WAS STUCK IN ## 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 N843 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N843 before. - [Cancelled 1957-05-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N843-1957-05-16): Delackner Helicopters DH4, S/N DH4-5, built 1956. Owner: [De Lackner Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DE%20LACKNER%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Mount Vernon, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Mount%20Vernon) - [Cancelled 1929-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N843-1929-06-18): Standard J-1, S/N T-4539. Owner: [Smith R J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20R%20J) ## 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. 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