# N98NL: DG Flugzeugbau DG-800B, registration cancelled 1998-11-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 10, 1998
- Exported to: Germany
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [DG Flugzeugbau DG-800B](https://openairdocs.org/model/dg-flugzeugbau-dg-800b) (registry code 3805015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G01CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G01CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 8126B55
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1998
- Last registry action: June 12, 1998
- Mode S code: ADAA02
- Owner when cancelled: [Safari Glide Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAFARI%20GLIDE%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98NL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98NL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98NL-1998-11-10

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 DG Flugzeugbau DG-800B: https://openairdocs.org/model/dg-flugzeugbau-dg-800b.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX1066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1066), Jul 7, 1998: BELLCRANK. LOOSE. ELEVATOR PUSH ROD ATTACHMENT BOLT THROUGH ST3/5 FORK AND 85T/56 BELLCRANK APPARENTLY VIBRATED OUT FROM LACK OF NYLOC NUT. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SIGN OF NUT OR WA
- [SDR 98ZZZX3144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3144), Jun 26, 1998: LOCK NUT. FAILED. GLIDER LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY DUE TO NO ELEVATOR CONTROL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE BOLT AND LOCKING NUT WERE MISSING FROM BELLCRANK FOR ELEVATOR AT AFT FUSELA

## 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 LAX98LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA209), Jun 21, 1998: Glaser-Dirks DG-800B (N98NL), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The disconnection of the elevator control attachment nut due to improper installation by the manufacturer, which resulted in the pilot's loss of control.

## 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 19980621014519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980621014519A), Jun 21, 1998: Glsdks DG800B (N98NL), Jean, NV, Substantial damage. Glider lost elevator control and made an emerg landing in the desert.

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