# N7308: 1969 Spaulding TERN, registration cancelled 2012-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Spaulding TERN](https://openairdocs.org/model/spaulding-tern) (registry code 056036A)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: RLS-WTM-8-69
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 4, 1975
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A9CE7B
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7308
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7308
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7308-2012-10-16

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 Spaulding TERN: https://openairdocs.org/model/spaulding-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 FTW75DRJ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRJ38), Jun 21, 1975: Tern Glider (N7308), Lecompte, LA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N7308

- [Cancelled 2024-03-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7308-2024-03-09): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 1581F574B235400100B2. Assigned, pending cancellation

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