# N97VT: 1977 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: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2) (registry code 4490102)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G40EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G40EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 104
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 13, 2000
- Last registry action: January 21, 2003
- Mode S code: AD8339
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Club Albatross](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20CLUB%20ALBATROSS)
- 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/N97VT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97VT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97VT-2005-07-25

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 IAD00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA025), Mar 4, 2000: I.C.A. Brasov IS-28B2 (N97VT), Blairstown, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: the encountering of wind conditions in flight that inhibited the pilot from maintaining altitude.

## 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 20000304035419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000304035419A), Mar 4, 2000: Brasov IS28B2 (N97VT), Blairstown, NJ, Destroyed. (.4)The glider was towed to 3,000 feet and released over a ridge where it was thermaled to 3,500 feet. After descending to 2,000 feet over the ridge to look…

## Other aircraft with N97VT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97VT): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 4884, built 2020

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