# N38DF: 2014 Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-808 C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-808 C](https://openairdocs.org/model/dg-flugzeugbau-dg-808-c) (registry code 3802561, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Solo 2625 01](https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-2625-01) (registry code 58108)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G01CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G01CE) (DG Aviation GmbH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 8-429B328X88
- Year built: 2014
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 17, 2014
- Certificate issued: September 4, 2014
- Expires: September 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A45942
- Registered owner: [Comanche Maverick Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMANCHE%20MAVERICK%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7536° N, 95.6420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77077, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38DF

From the FAA registry file of October 21, 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 (Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-808 C)

- [AD 2024-19-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-19-12): Elevator Control System · DG DG-400, DG-500 Elan Orion, DG-500 Elan Trainer and 10 more. Effective Oct 15, 2024
- [AD 2021-18-14](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2021-18-14): Aircraft Fuel System · DG Flugzeugbau DG-1000T and DG-808C. Effective Nov 4, 2021
- [AD 2011-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2011-09-16): Flight Controls · DG Flugzeugbau DG-808C. Effective May 2, 2011
- [AD 2009-24-16](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2009-24-16): Starting · DG Flugzeugbau DG-500MB, DG-800B and DG-808C. Effective Dec 21, 2009

### Matched by engine (Solo 2625 01)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N38DF.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N38DF.

## Reports on N38DF not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N38DF, but no registry record covers the event date, or the aircraft registered then was built later.

- [Incident 19940828048339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940828048339I), Aug 28, 1994: Mooney M20J (N38DF), Key West, FL, Minor damage. Engine quit on approach to eyw. Landed in four feet of water near nas. Cause power loss unknown.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft.

## Related

- Other Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-808 C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dg-flugzeugbau-dg-808-c/aircraft.md
- STCs for the Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-808 C: https://openairdocs.org/model/dg-flugzeugbau-dg-808-c/stcs.md
- The Solo 2625 01 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-2625-01.md

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