# N9966C: 1986 Glaser-Dirks DG-400M/17

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Glaser-Dirks DG-400M/17](https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-dg-400m-17) (registry code 3802550, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 4-189
- Year built: 1986
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 1989
- Certificate issued: October 18, 2022
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: ADEC1A
- Registered owner: [Bcw Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BCW%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Sigourney, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Sigourney)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3166° N, 92.1914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52591, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9966C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9966C

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 (Glaser-Dirks DG-400M/17)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N9966C.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N9966C.

## 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 N9966C

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9966C before.

- [Cancelled 1972-05-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9966C-1972-05-10): Callair A-5, S/N 221. Owner: [Custine Elbert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUSTINE%20ELBERT%20E), [El Dorado Springs, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/El%20Dorado%20Springs)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9966C-undated): Cessna T303, S/N T30300247

## Related

- Other Glaser-Dirks DG-400M/17 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-dg-400m-17/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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