# N48DF: S.Z.D. SZD-48 JANTAR STD 2, registration cancelled 2012-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [S.Z.D. SZD-48 JANTAR STD 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-z-d-szd-48-jantar-std-2) (registry code 8821648)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: B-1218
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: May 3, 1985
- Last registry action: January 11, 1995
- Mode S code: A5E691
- Location: [Odessa, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Odessa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.8457° N, 102.3676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, TX, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48DF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48DF-2012-06-27

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 S.Z.D. SZD-48 JANTAR STD 2: https://openairdocs.org/model/s-z-d-szd-48-jantar-std-2.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 LAX94LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA102), Jan 22, 1994: Furche-Bielsko SZD-48 Jantar (N48DF), Warner Springs, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN. THE INTENTIONAL STALL/SPIN WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 19940122000739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940122000739A), Jan 22, 1994: Szd SZD48 (N48DF), Warner Springs, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Observed spinning to vertical impact. Had received instructions in spins but not in type. Unknown why no try recover

## Other aircraft with N48DF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48DF): Fuhrman Dennis M VANS RV-10, S/N 41653, built 2020

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