# N3872: 1971 Glasflugel STANDRD LIBELLE 201B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Glasflugel STANDRD LIBELLE 201B](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-standrd-libelle-201b) (registry code 3800342, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 218
- Year built: 1971
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: April 7, 1975
- Certificate issued: November 4, 2013
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A477E9
- Registered owner: [Wiley Earl S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILEY%20EARL%20S)
- Location: [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8668° N, 78.5407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27616, 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=3872
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3872

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 (Glasflugel STANDRD LIBELLE 201B)

None in force.

### 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 CEN09CA475](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA475), Jul 26, 2009: Glasflugel Standard Libelle (N3872), Faribault, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain proper airspeed on approach to land.

## 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 20090726048419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090726048419A), Jul 26, 2009: Glasflugel STANDARD LI (N3872), Faribault, MN, Substantial damage. The glider made a hard landing short of runway 30 at Faribault Municipal Airport, which was also the departure point. It then bounced and landed on a taxiway…

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2009FA0000726](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2009FA0000726), Jul 26, 2009: SPOILER SYS. UNRESPONSIVE. ON THE DOWNWIND LEG TO LAND GLIDER, OPENED THE AIRBRAKES (ALSO KNOWN AS DIVE BRAKES OR SPOILERS), AND THEY BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. TRIED REPEATEDLY T

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N3872

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3872 before.

- [Cancelled 1930-07-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3872-1930-07-10): Curtiss JN4D, S/N 4321. Owner: [The Caddo Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THE%20CADDO%20CO%20INC), [Hollywood, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hollywood)

## Related

- Other Glasflugel STANDRD LIBELLE 201B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-standrd-libelle-201b/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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