# N28386: Bowlus Sailplanes BM-5, registration cancelled 1948-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 1948
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bowlus Sailplanes BM-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bowlus-sailplanes-bm-5) (registry code 5090229)
- Serial number: 100
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: May 29, 1942
- Mode S code: A2DCAF
- Owner when cancelled: [Bowlus Sailplanes Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOWLUS%20SAILPLANES%20INC)
- Location: [San Fernando, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Fernando)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28386
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28386
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28386-1948-08-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Bowlus Sailplanes BM-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/bowlus-sailplanes-bm-5.md

## Other aircraft with N28386

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28386): Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, S/N AA5B0584, built 1977
- [Cancelled 1941-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28386-1941-01-31): Douglas DC3-G202A, S/N 4094. Owner: [Douglas Aircraft Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOUGLAS%20AIRCRAFT%20CO%20INC), [Santa Monica, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Monica)

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