# N8216Q: 1995 I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2, registration cancelled 2005-07-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 25, 2005
- 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: 360
- Year built: 1995
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: July 19, 1995
- Certificate issued: August 30, 2002
- Last registry action: August 30, 2002
- Mode S code: AB37CB
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Club Albatross Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20CLUB%20ALBATROSS%20INC)
- Location: [Blairstown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Blairstown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9833° N, 74.9628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07825, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8216Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8216Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8216Q-2005-07-25

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 NYC02LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA193), Sep 12, 2002: I.C.A. Brasov IS-28-B2 (N8216Q), Blairstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The second pilot's improper in-flight decision to perform a release from the towplane, which did not allow for successful completion of the flight. A factor was the downdrafts.

## 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 20020912037599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020912037599A), Sep 12, 2002: Brasov IS28B2 (N8216Q), Blairstown, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot in the rear seat stated that the front seat pilot released the aircraft from tow extremely early, at about 500 feet above the ridge line, and…

## Other aircraft with N8216Q

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8216Q-undated): Piper PA-28RT-201T, S/N 28R8231056. Triennial form not returned

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