# N209K: 1966 Slingsby DART T.51, registration cancelled 2005-12-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 21, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Slingsby DART T.51](https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-dart-t-51) (registry code 8320602)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G5EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G5EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1498
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 13, 1966
- Certificate issued: June 5, 1987
- Last registry action: August 4, 1990
- Mode S code: A1B453
- Owners when cancelled: [Mullaney Michael J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MULLANEY%20MICHAEL%20J), [Newell Jay](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWELL%20JAY), [Sykes Robert S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SYKES%20ROBERT%20S), [Johnson Derek P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20DEREK%20P)
- Location: [Williamson, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Williamson)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1671° N, 84.3918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30292, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N209K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=209K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N209K-2005-12-21

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Slingsby DART T.51: https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-dart-t-51.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 ATL88LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA120), Mar 20, 1988: Slingsby Dart T-51 (N209K), Whitwell, TN, destroyed

## 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 19880320044919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880320044919A), Mar 20, 1988: Slnsby T51 (N209K), Whitwell, TN, Destroyed. Glider rolled on its back after tow release. Began a dive and breakup. Pilot bailed out. Severe windshear factor.

## Other aircraft with N209K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N209K): Textron 172S, S/N 172S12826, built 2022
- [Cancelled 1934-03-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N209K-1934-03-29): Great Lakes 2T-1A, S/N 35. Owner: [Hurst Paul Dwight](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HURST%20PAUL%20DWIGHT), [Dayton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Dayton)

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