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N17638

Cancelled 2014
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Deregistered aircraft · 1985 Eichman Ellis V AEROBAT III · Hirth F20

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Cancelled
November 26, 2014
Status when cancelled
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number
1003
Year built
1985
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Experimental, amateur built
Airworthiness date
August 6, 1996
Certificate issued
January 28, 1987
Last registry action
June 3, 1994
Mode S code
A13259
Owner when cancelled
Eichman Ellis V
Location
Brownsville, TX
Owner type
Individual
Airframe modelEichman Ellis V AEROBAT IIIADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelHirth F20Reciprocating

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N17638 and the event date: after November 7, 1986, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB FTW97LA275Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBrownsville, TXinadequate design by the pilot/builder/designer. Related factors were: the porpoise that was encountered by the pilot during the takeoff, and the subsequent jammed rudder.Jul 20, 1997 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 2

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N17638 and the event date: after November 7, 1986, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19970720018899ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Brownsville, TXFirst test flight lifted porpoised lifted. Rolled. Impacted inverted. (-23) on July 20, 1997, aircraft 17638, mode aerobatt iii, owned, built and operated by ellis v. eichman, attempted to depart from teh Brownsville airport. The aircraft attempted to take…Jul 20, 1997 · Substantial damage · 1 fatalIncident 19870802055579IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · San Benito, TXLeft main gear collapsed during taxi run due to side load on gear. Gusty winds.Aug 2, 1987 · Minor damage

Other aircraft with N17638 · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N17638 now.

1986Eichman Ellis V AEROBAT 1-A · S/N 1Cancelled Nov 7, 1986 · Eichman Ellis V, Brownsville, TX