# N74T: 1973 Slingsby T59D KESTREL 19

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Slingsby T59D KESTREL 19](https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-t59d-kestrel-19) (registry code 8321510, 2 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 1809
- Year built: 1973
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: February 20, 1974
- Certificate issued: November 6, 2019
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A9F1DA
- Registered owner: [Hardy John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARDY%20JOHN)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9283° N, 97.2769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76244, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74T

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 T59D KESTREL 19)

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 LAX88LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA182), May 15, 1988: Slingsby T59D Kestrel 19 (N74T), Middletown, CA, 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.

- [Accident 19880514018339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880514018339A), May 14, 1988: Slnsby T59D (N74T), Middletown, CA, Substantial damage. Lost lift on cross country flight. Landed in open field and ground looped to avoid a fence.

## 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 T59D KESTREL 19 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-t59d-kestrel-19/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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