# N5945: 1971 Slingsby Sailplanes T59C KESTREL

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Slingsby Sailplanes T59C KESTREL](https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-sailplanes-t59c-kestrel) (registry code 8320160, 2 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 1739
- Year built: 1971
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 9, 2015
- Certificate issued: October 6, 2014
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A7AF4A
- Registered owner: [Grant Richard M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRANT%20RICHARD%20M)
- Location: [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0477° N, 123.2309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97402, 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=5945
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5945

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 Sailplanes T59C KESTREL)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5945.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5945.

## 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 N5945

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5945 before.

- [Cancelled 1971-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5945-1971-08-10): Dornier DO 27, S/N 184. Exported to Israel. Owner: [Metropolitan Airmotive Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METROPOLITAN%20AIRMOTIVE%20INC), [Linden, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Linden)

## Related

- Other Slingsby Sailplanes T59C KESTREL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-sailplanes-t59c-kestrel/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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