N8216Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-28B2 built in 1995. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 25, 2005. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-28B2 cancelled July 25, 2005
- Serial number
- 360
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- 1995
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 30, 2002
- Last FAA action
- August 30, 2002
- Last owner
- Aero Club Albatross INC (Corporation)
Blairstown, NJ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Glider
Piper PA-28RT-201T cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 28R8231056
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8216Q
Aircraft on the NTSB record: I.C.A. Brasov IS-28-B2 · serial 360
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.
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