# N5457T: 1978 Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-200, registration cancelled 2002-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-flugzeugbau-dg-200) (registry code 3802506)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 2-57A
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUF%20CHRIS%20J)
- Location: [Decatur, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Decatur)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8132° N, 84.2849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30033, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5457T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5457T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5457T-2002-03-05

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 Flugzeugbau DG-200: https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-flugzeugbau-dg-200.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 ATL02LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA027), Dec 29, 2001: Flugzeugbau DG-200 (N5457T), Benton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent encounter with a downdraft while maneuvering in a ridge lift during a turn resulting in an in-flight collision with trees.

## 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 20011229035339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011229035339A), Dec 29, 2001: Glaser DG200 (N5457T), Benton, TN, Substantial damage. (.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…

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