- Registered owner
- Esselstyn Chris D
- Location
- Waukesha, WI
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 004
- Year built
- 2015
- Type
- Glider
- Engine
- Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date
- August 5, 2015
- Certificate issued
- March 12, 2015
- Expires
- March 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- A1809B
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
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NTSB investigations
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STCs that may be installed
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