# N88966: 1964 Slingsby DART T.51, registration cancelled 2013-04-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Slingsby DART T.51](https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-dart-t-51) (registry code 8320602)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G5EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G5EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1437
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Last registry action: June 25, 1997
- Mode S code: AC428D
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88966
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88966
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88966-2013-04-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Slingsby DART T.51: https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-dart-t-51.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 FTW95LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA299), Jul 15, 1995: Slingsby T-51 (N88966), Odessa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED REQUIRED FOR FLIGHT, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN AT LOW ALTITUDE. A FACTOR WAS THE WINDSHEAR.

## 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 19950715024599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950715024599A), Jul 15, 1995: Slnsby T51 (N88966), Odessa, TX, Substantial damage. Stalled. Entered spin on approach. Recovered. Wing hit a fence. Glider cartwheeled. Wings and tail separated.

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