# N2481: 1969 Flug & Fahrzeugwerke DIAMANT 16.5

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Flug & Fahrzeugwerke DIAMANT 16.5](https://openairdocs.org/model/flug-fahrzeugwerke-diamant-16-5) (registry code 3550806, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G13EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G13EU) (Flug- und Fahrzeugwerke Ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 062
- Year built: 1969
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 12, 1985
- Certificate issued: July 19, 1996
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A25032
- Registered owner: [Barnett Jerry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNETT%20JERRY%20L)
- Location: [Madison, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Madison)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7114° N, 86.7465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35758, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2481
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2481

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): 4 in force

### Matched by airframe (Flug & Fahrzeugwerke DIAMANT 16.5)

- [AD 81-12-51](https://openairdocs.org/ad/81-12-51): Rudder Close Tolerance Bolt · Flug- und Fahrzeugwerke Diamant 16.5 and HBV Diamant. Effective Oct 22, 1981
- [AD 81-16-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/81-16-01): Wing Spar Cap · Flug- und Fahrzeugwerke Diamant 16.5. Effective Aug 6, 1981
- [AD 75-17-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-17-09): Lower Harness Attachments · Flug- und Fahrzeugwerke Diamant 16.5 and HBV Diamant. Effective Aug 18, 1975
- [AD 75-16-19](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-16-19): Rudder Jamming · Flug- und Fahrzeugwerke Diamant 16.5 and HBV Diamant. Effective Aug 12, 1975

### Matched by engine (NONE)

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 LAX70DUG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUG08), Feb 7, 1970: Diamant 16.5 (N2481), Hemet, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2481.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N2481

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2481 before.

- [Cancelled 1967-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2481-1967-02-06): Beech C-50, S/N CH-310. Exported to Colombia. Owner: [Atlantic Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATLANTIC%20AVIATION%20CORP), [South Hackensack, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/South%20Hackensack)
- [Cancelled 1929-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2481-1929-05-24): Waco 9, S/N 226A, built 1926. Owner: [Hess J F Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HESS%20J%20F%20JR), [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)

## Related

- Other Flug & Fahrzeugwerke DIAMANT 16.5 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/flug-fahrzeugwerke-diamant-16-5/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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