# Knauff-Kenly-Dachille-Welch TERN SAILPLANE

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05603T8
- Manufacturer (registry): KNAUFF-KENLY-DACHILLE-WELCH
- Model: TERN SAILPLANE
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 60 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/knauff-kenly-dachille-welch-tern-sailplane

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

None registered with this model now.

## 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.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Showalter TERN SAILPLANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/showalter-tern-sailplane): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0560336
- [Allen TERN SAILPLANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/allen-tern-sailplane): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05603A1

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