I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-28B2
N843 is an I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-28B2, a glider with no engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Black Industries LLC, an LLC in Helena, Montana. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 4, 2020 and expires on June 30, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for glider, dated June 27, 1979.
Aircraft
- Maker
- I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania)
- Model
- IS-28B2 · all IS-28B2s and related versions
- Serial number
- 44
- Type
- Glider
- Power
- None · None NONE
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- Not given
- Cruising speed
- 81 mph
- Transponder code
- AB8AFD (octal 52705375)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 4, 2020
- Expires
- June 30, 2027
- Last FAA action
- January 22, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Glider · June 27, 1979
- FAA region
- Northwest Mountain
- FAA record id
- 00943051
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Black Industries LLC
- Type
- LLC
- Address
- 415 N Benton Ave
Helena, MT 59601-5041
Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.
Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 2
Records check free · 2 to understand · 2 clear
The public federal record on N843, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Black Industries LLC, an LLC, certificate issued June 4, 2020, expires June 30, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for glider; the FAA file gives no certificate date and no manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 44 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N843 was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Delackner Helicopters DH4 (serial DH4-5, cancelled May 16, 1957); Standard J-1 (serial T-4539, cancelled June 18, 1929). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N843: Accident on April 14, 1999 at North Plains, OR: minor injuries, substantial damage. Accident on June 14, 1985 at Long Valley, NV: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: I.C.A. Brasov IS-28B2 · operated under PUBU
The second pilot did not maintain clearance from power lines. The pilot-in-command did not adequately supervise the second pilot, and the second pilot's diverted attention and lack of familiarity with the geographic area were factors.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for SEA99TA051 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-22-135 · operated under 091
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for SEA85LA138 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data