# N8968: Flug & Fahrzeugwerke HBV DIAMANT 18

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Flug & Fahrzeugwerke HBV DIAMANT 18](https://openairdocs.org/model/flug-fahrzeugwerke-hbv-diamant-18) (registry code 3550812, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 073
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1980
- Certificate issued: June 16, 2014
- Expires: June 30, 2027
- Mode S code: AC5F0E
- Registered owner: [Heckendorf Jon W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HECKENDORF%20JON%20W)
- Location: [Ordway, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Ordway)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4307° N, 103.7711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81063, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8968
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8968

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 (Flug & Fahrzeugwerke HBV DIAMANT 18)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8968.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8968.

## 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 N8968 not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N8968, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 2025F00085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2025F00085), Mar 31, 2025: SKIN PANEL. BURNED. LIGHNING STRIKE AT FS: 409.00+75 BETWEEN STR:25L AND 26L.REPAIRED I/A/W BOMBARDIER REO 601R-53-00-115, REV. E 2013-09-18 FUSELAGE SKIN LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE R
- [SDR 2025FA0000226](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2025FA0000226), Mar 31, 2025: SKIN PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND AROUND FASTENERS ON FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN FROM FS: 559.00+80 TO FS: 559.00+112, STRG 27. REPAIRED I/A/W MHI RJ REO 601R-53-00-906 REV. -- 2025-03-

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Flug & Fahrzeugwerke HBV DIAMANT 18 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/flug-fahrzeugwerke-hbv-diamant-18/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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