# N854A: 1973 Glasflugel 604

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Glasflugel 604](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-604) (registry code 3800348, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 5
- Year built: 1973
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1980
- Certificate issued: November 5, 2023
- Expires: November 30, 2030
- Mode S code: ABB634
- Registered owner: [Leonard Steven E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEONARD%20STEVEN%20E)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7024° N, 97.4389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67212, 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=854A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N854A

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 604)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N854A.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N854A.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N854A not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N854A, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR ASOA201703011283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA201703011283), Mar 1, 2017: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. PAX DOOR UPPER FORWARD STOP FITTING ON FUSELAGE CRACKED. REMOVED PASSENGER DOOR UPPER FORWARD STOP FITTING IAW IPC 52-11-00 P/N 600-380-38087-33 IAW SRM 51-42-2

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N854A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N854A before.

- [Cancelled 1957-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N854A-1957-06-17): Piper PA-22, S/N 22-155. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Falls Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FALLS%20ROBERT%20E), [Fort Lee, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Fort%20Lee)

## Related

- Other Glasflugel 604 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-604/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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