# N161D: 1968 Glasflugel STD LIBELLE 201B, registration cancelled 2015-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Glasflugel STD LIBELLE 201B](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-std-libelle-201b) (registry code 3800344)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 22
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 1975
- Certificate issued: April 19, 2012
- Last registry action: April 19, 2012
- Mode S code: A0F5B0
- Owner when cancelled: [Buschman Dennis L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUSCHMAN%20DENNIS%20L)
- Location: [Tacoma, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Tacoma)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.2538° N, 122.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98402, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=161D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161D-2015-06-05

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 Glasflugel STD LIBELLE 201B: https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-std-libelle-201b.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 SEA04LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA063), Apr 2, 2004: Glasflugel STD Libelle 201B (N161D), Oso, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot of the Glaser-Dirks (lead glider) failure to maintain clearance from the Glasflugel (trailing glider) resulting in a mid-air collision while maneuvering.

## 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 20040401005961A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040401005961A), Apr 1, 2004: Glasfl LIBELLE201B (N161D), Oso, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) N161D departed awo at 1130 PST on a flight to the mountains east of awo. N400WJ departed awo at approximately 1600 PST. They met up near the three…

## Other aircraft with N161D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161D): David Fulper FULPER GLASTAR, S/N 5745, built 2024

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