# N12HS: Scheibe SF-28A TANDEM-FALKE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Scheibe SF-28A TANDEM-FALKE](https://openairdocs.org/model/scheibe-sf-28a-tandem-falke) (registry code 380135X, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 5757
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 19, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 14, 2024
- Expires: September 30, 2031
- Mode S code: A05219
- Registered owner: [Szpila Mitchell G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SZPILA%20MITCHELL%20G)
- Location: [Gilbert, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Gilbert)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2805° N, 111.7334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85297, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12HS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12HS

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Scheibe SF-28A TANDEM-FALKE)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA05LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA137), Jul 3, 2005: Scheibe SF-28A Tandem-Falke (N12HS), North Plains, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during landing. Inadequate emergency procedures training and high vegetation were factors.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20050703012299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050703012299A), Jul 3, 2005: Scbflg SF28ATNDMFLK (N12HS), North Plains, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was on final, landing to the west, with engine off, propeller feathered. On glidepath at 100 feet above touch down, he noticed the airspeed…

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Scheibe SF-28A TANDEM-FALKE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/scheibe-sf-28a-tandem-falke/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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