# N17638: 1985 Eichman Ellis V AEROBAT III, registration cancelled 2014-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Eichman Ellis V AEROBAT III](https://openairdocs.org/model/eichman-ellis-v-aerobat-iii) (registry code 056125Q)
- Engine: [Hirth F20](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-f20) (registry code 33720)
- Serial number: 1003
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EICHMAN%20ELLIS%20V)
- Location: [Brownsville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brownsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9439° N, 97.3179° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78521, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17638
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17638
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17638-2014-11-26

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Eichman Ellis V AEROBAT III: https://openairdocs.org/model/eichman-ellis-v-aerobat-iii.md

## 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 FTW97LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA275), Jul 20, 1997: Eichman Aerobat III (N17638), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: inadequate 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.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19970720018899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970720018899A), Jul 20, 1997: Amtrlb AEROBAT (N17638), Brownsville, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. First test flight lifted porpoised lifted. Rolled. Impacted inverted. (-23) on July 20, 1997, aircraft 17638, mode aerobatt iii, owned, built and operated by…
- [Incident 19870802055579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870802055579I), Aug 2, 1987: Amtrlb AEROBAT (N17638), San Benito, TX, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed during taxi run due to side load on gear. Gusty winds.

## Other aircraft with N17638

- [Cancelled 1986-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17638-1986-11-07): Eichman Ellis V AEROBAT 1-A, S/N 1. Owner: [Eichman Ellis V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EICHMAN%20ELLIS%20V), [Brownsville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brownsville)

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