# N47775: 1974 Day-Schlimmer-Shaw MILLER-TERN, registration cancelled 1980-08-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 4, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Day-Schlimmer-Shaw MILLER-TERN](https://openairdocs.org/model/day-schlimmer-shaw-miller-tern) (registry code 0562802)
- Serial number: DSS/WTM-23-73
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: January 11, 1977
- Mode S code: A5DE86
- Owner when cancelled: [Kirby Robert R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIRBY%20ROBERT%20R)
- Location: [Sant Ynez, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sant%20Ynez)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47775
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47775
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47775-1980-08-04

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 Day-Schlimmer-Shaw MILLER-TERN: https://openairdocs.org/model/day-schlimmer-shaw-miller-tern.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 FTW79FQG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG52), Aug 4, 1979: Tern II (N47775), Littlefield, TX, 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 19790804022479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804022479A), Aug 4, 1979: Amtr TERN2 (N47775), Littlefield, TX, Destroyed. Student glider pilot got out of position on tow. Released from tow plane. Dragged wing tip. Cartwheeled.

## Other aircraft with N47775

- [Cancelled 1945-12-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47775-1945-12-29): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T43-5518, built 1943. Owner: [Mcclendon Paul](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCLENDON%20PAUL), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

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