# N4280C: 1964 Schleicher KA 7

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher KA 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ka-7) (registry code 3801554, 2 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 7155
- Year built: 1964
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 1964
- Certificate issued: July 18, 2013
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A51BB2
- Registered owner: [Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20ANTIQUE%20AEROPLANE%20%26%20AUTOMOBILE%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Hood River, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hood%20River)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6068° N, 121.6023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97031, 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=4280C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4280C

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 (Schleicher KA 7)

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 CHI66D0137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0137), Jul 31, 1965: Schleicher KA7 (N4280C), Jefferson, OH, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4280C.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Schleicher KA 7 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ka-7/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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