# N5538: 1981 Glasflugel 304

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Glasflugel 304](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-304) (registry code 3800347, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 230
- Year built: 1981
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 2018
- Certificate issued: September 7, 2018
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A70E00
- Registered owner: [Moses Allistair A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOSES%20ALLISTAIR%20A)
- Location: [Longmont, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Longmont)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1694° N, 105.2109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80503, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5538
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5538

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 304)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5538.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5538.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N5538

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5538 before.

- [Cancelled 1982-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538-1982-11-17): Lockheed 188A, S/N 188A1123. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Evergreen International Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVERGREEN%20INTERNATIONAL%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Mcminnville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Mcminnville)
- [Cancelled 1970-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538-1970-07-13): Lockheed 188C, S/N 188C-1078. Exported to Paraguay. Owner: [Eastern Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTERN%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- [Cancelled 1932-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538-1932-06-15): Swallow SWALLOW, S/N 943. Owner: [Mills Thomas E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLS%20THOMAS%20E), [Gallipolis, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Gallipolis)

## Related

- Other Glasflugel 304 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-304/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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