# N51842: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2, registration cancelled 1982-12-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 6, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2) (registry code 4490102)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G40EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G40EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 79
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: May 23, 1979
- Mode S code: A68226
- Owner when cancelled: [Saunders Charles F Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAUNDERS%20CHARLES%20F%20JR)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51842
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51842
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51842-1982-12-06

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2: https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2.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 FTW82DA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA219), Jun 13, 1982: I.C.A. Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 (N51842), El Paso, TX, destroyed

## 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 19820613024279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613024279A), Jun 13, 1982: Brasov IS28B2 (N51842), El Paso, TX, Destroyed. Tow rope broke during climb out at 200 feet. Sailplane crashed during attempted landing on river levee.

## Other aircraft with N51842

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51842): Titan TORNADO II, S/N DO1912SOHK0397, built 1993
- [Cancelled 2002-11-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51842-2002-11-06): Cessna T182T, S/N T18208139. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Independence, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Independence)
- [Cancelled 1955-08-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51842-1955-08-22): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T41-1023. Owner: [Billerica-Wilmington Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BILLERICA-WILMINGTON%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Billerica, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Billerica)

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