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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026I.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.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania)
- Model
- IS-28B2 · all IS-28B2s and related versions
- Built of
- aluminiumThe airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. An all-metal glider. This is how the I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-28 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 44
- Type
- GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- Not given
- Cruising speed
- 81 mph
- Transponder code
- AB8AFD (octal 52705375)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- June 4, 2020
- Expires
- June 30, 2027
- Last FAA action
- January 22, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · GliderFAA certificate purpose code G (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · June 27, 1979
- FAA region
- Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00943051
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Black Industries LLC
- Type
- LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 415 N Benton Ave
Helena, MT 59601-5041
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 2
Connections how N843 links to the rest of the register
- I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-28 22 registered
- I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) 24 aircraft on the register
- Built of aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Black Industries LLC 5 aircraft in the fleet
- Helena, MT 535 aircraft registered in this town
- Helena Regional · HLN
- Montana 6,037 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-28 3 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-28 1 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-28 6 supplemental type certificates
- Report filed on this aircraft: Light, inoperative · 2004-12-02
- Report filed on this aircraft: Manifold, malfunctioned · 2004-06-11
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/aircraft/N843.json.
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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]
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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.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-22-135 · operated under 091
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data