# Alisport SILENT 2 ELECTRO

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05632RZ
- Manufacturer (registry): ALISPORT SRL
- Model: SILENT 2 ELECTRO
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: 1 · Electric
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/alisport-silent-2-electro

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (13)

- [N265PN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N265PN): [Stark Jon R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STARK%20JON%20R), [Castle Pines, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Castle%20Pines), S/N 2065
- [N268MB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N268MB): [Jonker Sailplanes Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONKER%20SAILPLANES%20INC), [Tullahoma, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Tullahoma), S/N 2068
- [N278SE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N278SE): [Read Russell P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/READ%20RUSSELL%20P), [Hood River, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hood%20River), built 2016, S/N 2078
- [N288DR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288DR): [Rucker William Charles Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUCKER%20WILLIAM%20CHARLES%20TRUSTEE), [Sanger, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Sanger), built 2017, S/N 2088
- [N321AD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N321AD): [Sorenson Kenneth G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SORENSON%20KENNETH%20G), [Waller, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Waller), built 2016, S/N 2077
- [N39TM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39TM): [Ledford James D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEDFORD%20JAMES%20D), [Crawford, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Crawford), built 2017, S/N 2087
- [N442MB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N442MB): [Cooper Kelly R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOPER%20KELLY%20R), [Underwood, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Underwood), built 2012, S/N 2044
- [N555CJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555CJ): [Sherwood John E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHERWOOD%20JOHN%20E), [Knoxville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Knoxville), built 2016, S/N 2082
- [N679SM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N679SM): [Barnard William P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNARD%20WILLIAM%20P), [Chuckey, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Chuckey), S/N 2066
- [N854BE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N854BE): [Joyner Johnny B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOYNER%20JOHNNY%20B), [Dyersburg, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Dyersburg), S/N 2064
- [N945RM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N945RM): [Mcclure Rickey H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCLURE%20RICKEY%20H), [Tallahassee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tallahassee), built 2017, S/N 2089
- [N94SE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94SE): [Traeger Greg V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRAEGER%20GREG%20V), [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland), built 2018, S/N 2094
- [N98XC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98XC): [Williams Deane G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20DEANE%20G), [Farmington, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Farmington), built 2019, S/N 2098

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 CEN23LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA405), Sep 7, 2023: Alisport Silent 2 Electro (N321AD), Giddings, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with flutter during cruise flight that resulted in structural damage to the fuselage.
- [NTSB CEN23LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA319), Jul 22, 2023: Alisport Silent 2 Electro (N64JG), Wallis, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the tail boom structure due to cyclic torsion overloading as of a result of flutter in the empennage. The reason for the flutter could not be determined.
- [NTSB WPR22LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA370), Sep 3, 2022: Alisport Silent 2 Electro (N278SE), Hood River, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow the checklist to remove the wing wheel and tail dolly before…
- [NTSB ERA19LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA186), Jun 4, 2019: Alisport Silent 2 (N66911), Danbury, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate inflight management of the motor glider’s available battery power, which resulted in the inability of the electric motor to provide sufficient thrust to sustain flight in an…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20230907012119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230907012119A), Sep 7, 2023: Alisport Srl SILENT 2 ELECTRO (N321AD), Giddings, TX, Substantial damage. While in level flight at approximately 4000 feet AGL, the glider began a serious of strong to severe lateral oscillations lasting for 10 to 15 seconds. The…
- [Accident 20230722017809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230722017809A), Jul 22, 2023: Alisport Srl SILENT 2 ELECTRO (N64JG), Wallis, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot stated: finishing up a cross country glider flight. On final glide from wharton to TE-71. I was not in a hurry and had plenty of altitude for final…
- [Accident 20190604005649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190604005649A), Jun 4, 2019: Alisport Srl SILENT 2 ELECTRO (N66911), Danbury, CT, Destroyed. At approximately 1800 EDT N66911 a motorized glider was downwind approximately 1.7 miles northeast of dxr airport when it impacted the roof of a residential…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Alisport Swiss S A G L SILENT 2 ELECTRO](https://openairdocs.org/model/alisport-swiss-s-a-g-l-silent-2-electro): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05642ZW

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