# N400WJ: 1984 Glaser-Dirks DG-400, registration cancelled 2013-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Glaser-Dirks DG-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-dg-400) (registry code 3802510)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G52EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G52EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4-91
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Experimental, crew training, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 1984
- Certificate issued: November 29, 1999
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A4AE9E
- Owner when cancelled: [Burhen William S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURHEN%20WILLIAM%20S)
- Location: [Kirkland, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kirkland)
- Physical address: [Duvall, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Duvall)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6970° N, 122.2037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirkland, WA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400WJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=400WJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400WJ-2013-09-12

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Glaser-Dirks DG-400: https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-dg-400.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: Glaser-Dirks DG-400 (N400WJ), 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 20040401005962A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040401005962A), Apr 1, 2004: Glaser DG400 (N400WJ), Oso, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-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…

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