# NBB GLASAIR III - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 0560659 - Manufacturer (registry): NBB INC - Model: GLASAIR III - Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine - Category: Airplane - Engines: 1 · Reciprocating - Seats: 2 - Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb - Certification: Not type certificated - Registered aircraft: 0 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/nbb-glasair-iii 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 WPR14FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA172), Apr 26, 2014: NBB Glasair III (N911EX), Young, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to enter instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the loss of airplane 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 20140426006589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140426006589A), Apr 26, 2014: Nbb Inc GLASAIR III (N911EX), Young, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. At approximately 1851 UTC glasair N911EX contacted zab center and declared an emergency as a VFR pilot trapped under a layer of clouds. The pilot initially… ## Service difficulty reports (8) As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report. - [SDR ASWFSDO15OKC](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASWFSDO15OKC), Feb 7, 2006: ACTUATOR. WORN. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING A HOME BUILT GLASAIR III HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT SAID THE LANDING GEAR P - [SDR 2004FA0000517](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000517), May 26, 2004: BRACE. INOPERATIVE. IN FLIGHT, AC LOST HYDR PRESSURE FOR UNRELATED CAUSE. HYDR PRESSURE NORMALLY ASSISTS L/G TO REMAIN IN DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. ON LANDING, AC TOUCHED DOWN NORM - [SDR 2003FA0000622](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000622), Mar 9, 2003: ACTUATOR. SEPARATED. ACTUATOR PISTON SEPARATED AT THE ROD END BEARING THREADED AREA. MFG SB NR 109 DATED 1-1092 RECOMMENDED INSTALLATION OF A THREADED REINFORCEMENT BARREL (PN 523-5 - [SDR 98ZZZX1108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1108), Feb 17, 1998: FITTING. LOOSE. PILOT REPORTED UNSAFE NOSE LANDING GEAR UPON FINAL APPROACH. UPON TOUCHDOWN, NLG COLLAPSED. INVEST REVEALED A LOOSE HYD FITTING UNDER THE FLOOR PANEL HAD LEAKED - [SDR 97ZZZX5135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX5135), Nov 16, 1997: SWITCH. STUCK. RUDDER TRIM ROCKER SWITCH STUCK IN LEFT POSITION CAUSING FULL LEFT RUDDER TRIM DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED. AFTER MAXIMUM APPLICATION OF BRAKES, BRAKE - [SDR 97ZZZX2821](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2821), May 1, 1997: LANDING GEAR. MALFUNCTION. PILOT REPORTED LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER HE DEPARTED AIRPORT EN ROUTE TO TORRANCE AIRPORT, CA. HE STATED HE HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS DURING THE FLIGHT - [SDR 96ZZZX5135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5135), Sep 24, 1996: RUDDER. CONCAVE. AT APPROXIMATELY 120 MPH, THE RUDDER WOULD 'WALK' BECOMING MORE VIOLENT AS THE SPEED INCREASED. AN INSPECTION OF THE RUDDER FOUND THE RUDDER SKIN WAS SLIGHTLY C - [SDR 95ZZZX3953](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3953), Jul 10, 1995: STOP-BOLT. SHEARED. A DIRT PILE ON 45 DEGREE ANGLE ON RUNWAY CAUSED NOSE WHEEL TO DEFLECT AND START SHIMMY. SEVERE SHIMMY CAUSED SHEARING OF AN-3 STOP-BOLT RESULTING IN WHEEL TURNI ## The same model under other registry codes Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes. - [Hoelting Ron GLASAIR III](https://openairdocs.org/model/hoelting-ron-glasair-iii): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05624DD - [Kirk Robert GLASAIR III](https://openairdocs.org/model/kirk-robert-glasair-iii): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05691EF - [Beck Charles GLASAIR III](https://openairdocs.org/model/beck-charles-glasair-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602CW - [Corkins W J/Corkins K A GLASAIR III](https://openairdocs.org/model/corkins-w-j-corkins-k-a-glasair-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602IX - [Kazee Homer GLASAIR III](https://openairdocs.org/model/kazee-homer-glasair-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056036E - [Ciernia James R GLASAIR III](https://openairdocs.org/model/ciernia-james-r-glasair-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056038E - [Steele Dennis A GLASAIR III](https://openairdocs.org/model/steele-dennis-a-glasair-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056039G - [Hankins Jimmy G GLASAIR III](https://openairdocs.org/model/hankins-jimmy-g-glasair-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603AB - [Bauereis Ellis G GLASAIR III (SH-3R)](https://openairdocs.org/model/bauereis-ellis-g-glasair-iii-sh-3r): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603KA - [Sherman Craig W GLASAIR III](https://openairdocs.org/model/sherman-craig-w-glasair-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056056N - [Cross David L GLASAIR III](https://openairdocs.org/model/cross-david-l-glasair-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05605DY - [Luker Victor R JR GLASAIR III](https://openairdocs.org/model/luker-victor-r-jr-glasair-iii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05605E0 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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