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N5457T

Cancelled 2002

Deregistered aircraft · 1978 Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-200 · NONE

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Cancelled: March 5, 2002
Status when cancelled: Valid registration
Serial number: 2-57A
Year built: 1978
Type: Glider
Engine: None
Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
Airworthiness date: November 20, 1984
Certificate issued: December 17, 1999
Last registry action: December 18, 1999
Mode S code: A6EDDE
Owner when cancelled: Ruf Chris J
Location: Decatur, GA
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelGlaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-200ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelNONENone

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N5457T and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB ATL02LA027Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBenton, TNThe pilot's inadvertent encounter with a downdraft while maneuvering in a ridge lift during a turn resulting in an in-flight collision with trees.Dec 29, 2001 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N5457T and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20011229035339ANormal Cruise · Benton, TN(.19) On December 29, 20001, at about 1500 eastern standard time, a Glaser-dirks flugzeugbau DG-200, N5457T, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight crashed while maneuvering in the vicinity of Benton, Tennessee. Visual…Dec 29, 2001 · Substantial damage