# N111XX: 1980 Vickers-Slingsby T65A, registration cancelled 2002-08-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 26, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Vickers-Slingsby T65A](https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-slingsby-t65a) (registry code 9480104)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 1926
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1996
- Last registry action: July 16, 2002
- Mode S code: A0320D
- Owners when cancelled: [Finestone Paul S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINESTONE%20PAUL%20S), [Fitzpatrick Louis J III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FITZPATRICK%20LOUIS%20J%20III)
- Location: [North Hills, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/North%20Hills)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1049° N, 75.1703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19038, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111XX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=111XX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111XX-2002-08-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Vickers-Slingsby T65A: https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-slingsby-t65a.md

## 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 NYC97LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA145), Jul 12, 1997: Slingsby T65A (N111XX), Bethel, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare. A factor in the accident was the pilot's fatigue.

## 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 19970712018109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970712018109A), Jul 12, 1997: Slnsby T65A (N111XX), Bethel, PA, Substantial damage. Glider made forced landing in a field after pilot became dehydrated and disoriented. (.4) on July 12, 1997, about 1635 eastern daylight time, a…

## Other aircraft with N111XX

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111XX): Beech 58, S/N TH-1389, built 1983

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