# N6388V: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2, registration cancelled 2012-11-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 13, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- 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: 364
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: October 26, 2000
- Last registry action: June 29, 2010
- Mode S code: A85EF8
- Owner when cancelled: [Greater Houston Soaring Association](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREATER%20HOUSTON%20SOARING%20ASSOCIATION)
- Location: [Hempstead, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hempstead)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0972° N, 96.0642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77445, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6388V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6388V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6388V-2012-11-13

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 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 CEN12FA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA378), Jun 17, 2012: Iar Brasov IS-28B2 (N6388V), Wallis, TX, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an emergency situation, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the…

## 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 20120617012219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120617012219A), Jun 17, 2012: I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-28B2 (N6388V), Wallis, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Appears glider was tail heavy at take-off from eye witness accounts of glider pitching upward behind tow plane. Tow plane pilot stated at take-off roll he…

## Other aircraft with N6388V

- [Cancelled 1991-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6388V-1991-08-02): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0651. Exported to France. Owner: [Van Bortel Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20BORTEL%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington)

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