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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N438QA

N438QA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Pezetel SZD-48-1JANTAR STD 2. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 18, 2025. The last status on file was "registration pending, canceled".

N438QA is reserved by a private party since August 18, 2025. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Pezetel SZD-48-1JANTAR STD 2 cancelled August 18, 2025

Serial number
W 908
Type
Glider · None
Year built
—
Last status
Registration pending, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
May 11, 2024
Last owner
Registration Pending (Individual)
Port Orange, FL
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing; Exhibition

NTSB accident and incident record under N438QA

ERA16CA227Accident on June 12, 2016 at Maysville, WV: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Pezetel SZD 48-1JANTAR STD 2 · serial W 908

The glider's encounter with insufficient atmospheric lift conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain soaring flight, which resulted in an off-airport landing.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site