# N899DC: Windward SPARROW HAWK

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Windward SPARROW HAWK](https://openairdocs.org/model/windward-sparrow-hawk) (registry code 05627DU, 1 seats)
- Serial number: SH-5
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 10, 2008
- Certificate issued: September 19, 2019
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: AC6711
- Registered owner: [National Soaring Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20SOARING%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Elmira, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Elmira)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1173° N, 76.8785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14903, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=899DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N899DC

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 (Windward SPARROW HAWK)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N899DC.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N899DC.

## Reports on N899DC not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N899DC, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19790715020989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715020989I), Jul 15, 1979: Cessna 210 (N899DC), Salt Lake, UT, Minor damage. Unable to retract gear after takeoff. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Pn S272-5 found out of place.

## 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 Windward SPARROW HAWK aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/windward-sparrow-hawk/aircraft.md

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