# N9919: 1969 Glasflugel KESTREL

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Glasflugel KESTREL](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-kestrel) (registry code 3800343, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G20EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G20EU) (Glasflugel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4
- Year built: 1969
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: June 18, 1971
- Certificate issued: December 2, 2024
- Expires: December 31, 2031
- Mode S code: ADD9ED
- Registered owner: [Phelps Thomas L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHELPS%20THOMAS%20L)
- Location: [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8503° N, 78.7039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27612, 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=9919
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9919

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): 6 in force

### Matched by airframe (Glasflugel KESTREL)

- [AD 2020-19-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2020-19-12): Equipment/Furnishing · Glasflugel Club Libelle 205, H 301 Libelle, H 301B Libelle and 4 more. Effective Oct 22, 2020
- [AD 2012-15-07 R1](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2012-15-07-R1): Flight Controls · Glasflugel Club Libelle 205, Kestrel, Mosquito and 1 more. Effective Sep 25, 2012
- [AD 2004-09-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2004-09-02): Airbrake actuating shaft · Glasflugel Kestrel. Effective Jun 18, 2004
- [AD 97-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-03-02): Control Surface Weight and Static Moment · Glasflugel Club Libelle 205, H 301 Libelle, H 301B Libelle and 3 more. Effective Mar 21, 1997
- [AD 91-06-09](https://openairdocs.org/ad/91-06-09): Rudder Cables · Glasflugel H 301 Libelle, H 301B Libelle, Kestrel and 2 more. Effective Apr 8, 1991
- [AD 87-11-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-11-04): Rudder Actuating Arm · Glasflugel Kestrel. Effective May 29, 1987

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2018-21-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2018-21-04) (historical): Equipment/Furnishing · Glasflugel Club Libelle 205, H 301 Libelle, H 301B Libelle and 4 more. Effective Nov 13, 2018
- [AD 2012-15-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2012-15-07) (historical): Flight Controls · Glasflugel Club Libelle 205, Kestrel, Mosquito and 1 more. Effective Sep 11, 2012

## 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 ERA26LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA138), Mar 5, 2026: Glasflugel Kestrel (N9919), Little Switzerland, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of thermal lift during a glider flight, which resulted in a collision with trees during a landing approach to a diversionary airport.

## 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 20260305001839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260305001839A), Mar 5, 2026: Glasflugel KESTREL (N9919), Spruce Pine, NC, Substantial damage. On March 5 at approximately 1815 UTC, a Glasflugel Kestrel glider departed shiflet field airport (9A9), marion, NC, for a local soaring flight. Weather…

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N9919

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9919 before.

- [Cancelled 1934-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9919-1934-04-15): Travel Air S-2000, S/N 1109, built 1929. Owner: [Mcfadden John H/Pratt Manuel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCFADDEN%20JOHN%20H%2FPRATT%20MANUEL), [Fremont, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Fremont)

## Related

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

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