- Registered owner
- Emerson Philip Lee
- Location
- Yukon, OK
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- B-780
- Year built
- 1976
- Type
- Glider
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date
- April 3, 1996
- Certificate issued
- March 8, 2022
- Expires
- March 31, 2029
- Mode S code
- A2ADFB
From the FAA registry file of October 22, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0
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Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations · 2
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NTSB SEA04LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWamic, ORThe glider pilot's inadequate en route planning, which resulted in a forced landing in an area without suitable landing terrain. Factors include no suitable landing terrain in the area where the pilot found it necessary to execute a forced landing, and trees…NTSB SEA00LA077Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHood River, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the glider after its wing came in contact with long grass growing on the runway surface. Factors include the pilot's improper decision to attempt a landing on a runway with known directional control…
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Accident 20040502015559ANormal Cruise · Hood River, OR(-23) Glider flight originated from Hood River airport at approximately 1130 local. On return flight to Hood River, descending from cloud base of 800 ft., experienced excessive sink rate. Pilot unable to locate areas of necessary lift to maintain flight,…Accident 20000422007559AHood River, OR(-23) After a routine flight, the pilot landed the glider on the left side of a grass runway and allowed the left wing to contact tall grass adjacent to the runway. This resulted in a ground loop which caused the fuselage to crack and sheared the landing gear.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N272ASGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Szybowcowy Zaklad Doswiadczaln JANTAR-2A-SZD 42-1 aircraft
STCs that may be installed
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