# N438BL: 2019 BRM Aero S R O BRISTELL LSA, registration cancelled 2021-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [BRM Aero S R O BRISTELL LSA](https://openairdocs.org/model/brm-aero-s-r-o-bristell-lsa) (registry code 06001BR)
- Engine: [Rotax 912 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (registry code 55593)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 438/2019
- Year built: 2019
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 2019
- Certificate issued: September 17, 2020
- Last registry action: September 17, 2020
- Mode S code: A540FA
- Owner when cancelled: [Messer Adam](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MESSER%20ADAM)
- Location: [Carlisle, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Carlisle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2412° N, 77.1838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17013, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N438BL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=438BL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N438BL-2021-01-28

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 BRM Aero S R O BRISTELL LSA: https://openairdocs.org/model/brm-aero-s-r-o-bristell-lsa.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 ERA21LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA025), Oct 18, 2020: Aero Bristell Bristell LSA (N438BL), Carlisle, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees during an attempted go-around in gusty crosswinds.

## 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 20201018019019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201018019019A), Oct 18, 2020: Brm Aero S.R.O. BRISTELL LSA (N438BL), Carlisle, PA, Destroyed. On 10-18-2020 at around 14:30 a bristell light sport aircraft crashed on the west side of runway 10 at Carlisle airport (N94). The aircraft was substantially…

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