# N5563V: 1960 Slingsby TYPE 43 SERIES 3F

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Slingsby TYPE 43 SERIES 3F](https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-type-43-series-3f) (registry code 8320206, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 1028
- Year built: 1960
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1961
- Certificate issued: January 5, 2016
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A7188A
- Registered owner: [Wille Chad C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLE%20CHAD%20C)
- Location: [Corning, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Corning)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0090° N, 94.7687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50841, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5563V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5563V

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 (Slingsby TYPE 43 SERIES 3F)

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 BFO85LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA037), Apr 20, 1985: Slingsby Type 43 Series 3F (N5563V), Lovettsville, VA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19850420016219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420016219I), Apr 20, 1985: Amtrfa SLINGSBY (N5563V), Lovettsville, VA, Minor damage. Pilot let glider get too low and wingtip hit a tree. Spoilers had not been retracted.

## 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 Slingsby TYPE 43 SERIES 3F aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-type-43-series-3f/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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