# N288S: 1992 WSK Pzl-Krosno KR-03A, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [WSK Pzl-Krosno KR-03A](https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-krosno-kr-03a) (registry code 1130847)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 03-23
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: August 4, 1992
- Certificate issued: June 2, 1993
- Last registry action: August 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A2ED43
- Owners when cancelled: [Granite Sales Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRANITE%20SALES%20INC%20DBA), [Kutztown Airport](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUTZTOWN%20AIRPORT)
- Location: [Allentown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Allentown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6117° N, 75.5469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18104, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=288S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288S-2013-06-18

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.

ADs and bulletins for the WSK Pzl-Krosno KR-03A: https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-krosno-kr-03a.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 IAD97LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA004), Oct 6, 1996: Wsk Pzl Krosno KR-03A (N288S), Kutztown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the glider pilot's improper decision to takeoff despite the presence of a glider winch cable lying on the runway area, which led to the glider snagging the winch cable during the takeoff roll and a…

## 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 19961006031149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961006031149A), Oct 6, 1996: Trnsqp KR03A (N288S), Kutztown, PA, Substantial damage. Glider snagged ground cable on takeoff, gained altitude, attempted to make 180 turn, crashed in a corn field. (.4)the pilot and passenger of the glider were…

## Other aircraft with N288S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288S): Textron 525B, S/N 525B0922

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