# N4041W: Scheibe BERGFALKE-III

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Scheibe BERGFALKE-III](https://openairdocs.org/model/scheibe-bergfalke-iii) (registry code 3801318, 2 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 7G9](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/7G9) (SCHEIBE-AIRCRAFT-GMBH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5529
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 2005
- Certificate issued: May 1, 2024
- Expires: May 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A4BE0D
- Registered owner: [Lee Peter M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEE%20PETER%20M)
- Location: [Fair Oaks Ranch, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fair%20Oaks%20Ranch)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7429° N, 98.6515° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78015, 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=4041W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4041W

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): 3 in force

### Matched by airframe (Scheibe BERGFALKE-III)

- [AD 2009-24-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2009-24-02): Flight controls · Scheibe-Flugzeugbau Bergfalke-III, Bergfalke-II/55, SF-26A Standard and 1 more. Effective Jan 4, 2010
- [AD 75-26-14](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-26-14): Elevator Control · Scheibe-Flugzeugbau Bergfalke-III and Bergfalke-II/55. Effective Dec 29, 1975
- [AD 67-06-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/67-06-05): Aileron Bell Crank · Scheibe-Flugzeugbau Bergfalke-III and Bergfalke-II/55. Effective Mar 1, 1967

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N4041W.

## NTSB investigations on N4041W not matched to an aircraft (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 FTW97LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA226), Jun 14, 1997: Robinson R22 Beta (N4041W), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision during the practice autorotation and his failure to maintain rotor RPM.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4041W.

## Reports on N4041W not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N4041W, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19970613023279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970613023279A), Jun 13, 1997: Robsin R22BETA (N4041W), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. (.4)The flight instructor was instructing the student pilot in straight-in power recovery autorotations to the center sod. The student initiated the maneuver…

## 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) (4)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Scheibe BERGFALKE-III)

- [STC SA7965SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA7965SW): Application of fabric and polyurethane finishing system. Shady Aviation LLC
- [STC SG03715NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG03715NY): Iunstallation and maintenance of Oratex 6000 Covering and Coating System. Lanitz-Prena Folien Factory GmbH
- [STC SG04702NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG04702NY): Installation and maintenance of Oratex UL600 Covering and Coating System. Lanitz-Prena Folien Factory GmbH
- [STC SA1008WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1008WE): Installation of Poly-Fiber covering material. Poly-Fiber Inc

## Earlier aircraft with N4041W

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4041W before.

- [Cancelled 1972-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4041W-1972-11-15): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-40040. Owner: [Mobile Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOBILE%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Mobile, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Mobile)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4041W-undated): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 7849. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Scheibe BERGFALKE-III aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/scheibe-bergfalke-iii/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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