# N1271: 1966 Slingsby DART T.51

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Slingsby DART T.51](https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-dart-t-51) (registry code 8320602, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G5EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G5EU) (Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1513
- Year built: 1966
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 1966
- Certificate issued: February 23, 2023
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: A0702E
- Registered owners: [Brokenstraw Flyers](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROKENSTRAW%20FLYERS), [Gustafson Allan L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUSTAFSON%20ALLAN%20L)
- Location: [Pittsfield, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsfield)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7986° N, 79.4175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 16340, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1271
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1271

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Slingsby DART T.51)

- [AD 2013-09-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-09-09): Wing · Slingsby Sailplanes Dart T.51, Dart T.51/17 and Dart T.51/17R. Effective Jun 20, 2013

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 98-22-15](https://openairdocs.org/ad/98-22-15) (historical): Spar Assembly and Adjoining Structure · Slingsby Dart T.51, Dart T.51/17 and Dart T.51/17R. Effective Dec 14, 1998

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N1271.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N1271.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (1)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Slingsby DART T.51)

- [STC SG03715NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG03715NY): Iunstallation and maintenance of Oratex 6000 Covering and Coating System. Lanitz-Prena Folien Factory GmbH

## Earlier aircraft with N1271

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1271 before.

- [Cancelled 1948-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1271-1948-07-12): Gwinn Aircar I, S/N 501, built 1937. Owner: [Gwinn Joseph M Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GWINN%20JOSEPH%20M%20JR), [Dearborn, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Dearborn)
- [Cancelled 1930-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1271-1930-03-20): Curtiss JN4D, S/N 55-455, built 1917. Owner: [Selby Clarence M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SELBY%20CLARENCE%20M), [Muskogee, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Muskogee)

## Related

- Other Slingsby DART T.51 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-dart-t-51/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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