# N8000Z: Knauff-Kenly-Dachille-Welch TERN SAILPLANE, registration cancelled 1992-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Knauff-Kenly-Dachille-Welch TERN SAILPLANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/knauff-kenly-dachille-welch-tern-sailplane) (registry code 05603T8)
- Serial number: KKDWWTM1070
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1992
- Last registry action: March 6, 1992
- Mode S code: AAE44D
- Owners when cancelled: [Oswald George H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OSWALD%20GEORGE%20H), [Marshall Jerry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARSHALL%20JERRY), [Hoglan Hugh R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOGLAN%20HUGH%20R)
- Location: [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0477° N, 123.2309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97402, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8000Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8000Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8000Z-1992-04-25

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Knauff-Kenly-Dachille-Welch TERN SAILPLANE: https://openairdocs.org/model/knauff-kenly-dachille-welch-tern-sailplane.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 SEA92LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA047), Feb 15, 1992: Kna,Ken,Dac,Wel Tern Sailplane (N8000Z), Cottage Grove, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE SAILPLANE. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE IMPROPER TOW EQUIPMENT AND LACK OF TOTAL GLIDER EXPERIENCE.

## 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 19920215003129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920215003129A), Feb 15, 1992: Amtr TERN2 (N8000Z), Cottage Grove, OR, Destroyed. Glider pitched up on aerial tow. Released, stalled and spun in. Tow hitch on underside for auto tows only.

## Other aircraft with N8000Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8000Z): Cameron Balloons Z-65, S/N 6253, built 2000
- [Cancelled 1966-02-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8000Z-1966-02-23): Hawker Siddeley HS 125 600B, S/N 256012. Owner: [Arnoni Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARNONI%20AVIATION%20INC), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- [Cancelled 1965-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8000Z-1965-07-15): Cessna U206, S/N U2060400. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Cessna Aicraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AICRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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