# N37JG: Jonker Sailplanes JS3 RES

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Jonker Sailplanes JS3 RES](https://openairdocs.org/model/jonker-sailplanes-js3-res) (registry code 05640T1, 1 seats)
- Serial number: 03-179
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Electric
- Certificate issued: October 17, 2023
- Expires: October 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A43241
- Registered owner: [Gillis John H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILLIS%20JOHN%20H)
- Location: [Elbert, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Elbert)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1861° N, 104.5159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80106, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=37JG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37JG

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 (Jonker Sailplanes JS3 RES)

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 CEN24LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA224), Jun 16, 2024: Jonker Sailplanes JS3 RES (N37JG), Elbert, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing with a right crosswind.

## 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 20240616007909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240616007909A), Jun 16, 2024: Jonker Sailplanes (Pty) Ltd JS3 RES (N37JG), Elbert, CO, Substantial damage. Upon approach to glider port for runway 35, landing gliders in front noted via radio a 180 degree wind shift. Amended pattern to use runway 17 instead. Flaps…

## 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 N37JG

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N37JG before.

- [Cancelled 2017-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37JG-2017-07-13): Garrison James W P5151, S/N 0001, built 1991. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Garrison James W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARRISON%20JAMES%20W), [Titusville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Titusville)

## Related

- Other Jonker Sailplanes JS3 RES aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/jonker-sailplanes-js3-res/aircraft.md

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