# N127E: Chester Steve GLASAIR RG, registration cancelled 1997-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Chester Steve GLASAIR RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/chester-steve-glasair-rg) (registry code 05655RR)
- Serial number: 578
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1996
- Last registry action: May 9, 1996
- Mode S code: A06E17
- Owners when cancelled: [Thrash Charles I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THRASH%20CHARLES%20I), [Massy Sam](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MASSY%20SAM)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5164° N, 98.5230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78213, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N127E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=127E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127E-1997-01-24

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Chester Steve GLASAIR RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/chester-steve-glasair-rg.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 FTW96FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA319), Jul 24, 1996: Chester Glasair RG (N127E), Lafayette, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain proper altitude (and clearance above wooded terrain), while diverting to an alternate destination. Factors relating to the accident were: the loss of the comm/nav…

## 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 19960724020049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960724020049A), Jul 24, 1996: Amtr GLASAIRIII (N127E), Lafayette, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On July 23, 1996, at approximately 2120 central daylight time (CDT), a chester glassair rg, aircraft, N127E, was destroyed four miles east of Lafayette…

## Other aircraft with N127E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N127E): Aviat A-1B, S/N 2146, built 2001
- [Cancelled 1972-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127E-1972-06-06): Fairchild C-82A, S/N 10150. Owner: [Mecom John W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MECOM%20JOHN%20W), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- [Cancelled 1930-04-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127E-1930-04-04): Pitcairn PA-6, S/N 14, built 1928. Owner: [Eastern Air Transport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTERN%20AIR%20TRANSPORT%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

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