- Registered owner
- Sandhill Soaring Club Inc
- Location
- Brighton, MI
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 5E215X55
- Year built
- 2001
- Type
- Glider
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- March 2, 2001
- Certificate issued
- April 22, 2019
- Expires
- April 30, 2029
- Mode S code
- A64CDF
Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-500 ELAN ORIONTCDS G08CEAirframe · Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-500 ELAN ORIONEngine modelNONE
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 7
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 2001 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N505DSMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-500 ELAN ORION aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N505DSMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-500 ELAN ORION aircraft
Reports on N505DS not matched to an aircraft · 1
They name N505DS, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N505DSGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-500 ELAN ORION aircraft
STCs that may be installed
No STCs matched this aircraft’s modelsSTCs are matched through the model’s type certificate data sheet, and this registry model isn’t matched to one.