# N40MS: Glaser-Dirks DG-400, registration cancelled 2014-12-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 2, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Glaser-Dirks DG-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-dg-400) (registry code 3802510)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G52EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G52EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4-50
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 9, 1983
- Certificate issued: January 25, 1984
- Last registry action: March 16, 1991
- Mode S code: A4AB6C
- Owners when cancelled: [Stevenson Malcolm D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEVENSON%20MALCOLM%20D), [Stevenson Malcolm D Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEVENSON%20MALCOLM%20D%20JR)
- Location: [Johns Island, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Johns%20Island)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6852° N, 80.0910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29455, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40MS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40MS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40MS-2014-12-02

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 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 NYC86FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA114), Apr 28, 1986: Glaser-Dirks DIRK-DG-400 (N40MS), Julian, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19860428070511A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860428070511A), Apr 28, 1986: Amtr DG400 (N40MS), Julian, PA, Destroyed. Pilot failed to avoid another glider inflight. Pilot was not wearing glasses when mid air with 686U occurred.

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