# N979R: 2002 Alisport SILENT-IN

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Alisport SILENT-IN](https://openairdocs.org/model/alisport-silent-in) (registry code 05614KH, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 036
- Year built: 2002
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 21, 2002
- Certificate issued: June 24, 2009
- Expires: August 31, 2027
- Mode S code: ADA68B
- Registered owner: [Murphy Richard K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20RICHARD%20K)
- Location: [Hopkinton, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Hopkinton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.2022° N, 71.6968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03229, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=979R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N979R

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 (Alisport SILENT-IN)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N979R.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N979R.

## 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 N979R not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N979R, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 2016F00239](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2016F00239), Nov 15, 2016: AUTOPILOT SYS. DISCONNECTED. AT CRUISE AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED AND AIRCRAFT TRIED TO PITCH UP.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Alisport SILENT-IN aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/alisport-silent-in/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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