# Vickers-Slingsby T65A

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 9480104
- Manufacturer (registry): VICKERS-SLINGSBY
- Model: T65A
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-slingsby-t65a

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)

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None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N333VV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333VV): [Boyce John D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOYCE%20JOHN%20D), [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose), built 1979, S/N 1895

## 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 ERA22LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA367), Jul 16, 2022: Vickers-Slingsby T65A (N157HH), Butler, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s retraction the landing gear just prior to touchdown on the runway.
- [NTSB NYC97LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA145), Jul 12, 1997: Slingsby T65A (N111XX), Bethel, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare. A factor in the accident was the pilot's fatigue.
- [NTSB LAX85FUG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FUG03), Apr 24, 1985: Vickers Slingsby T56A Vega (N4312B), Hemet, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK79FXQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FXQ26), Jun 20, 1979: Vickers T-65 (N9023N), Minden, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20220716022729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220716022729A), Jul 16, 2022: Vickers-Slingsby T65A (N157HH), Bulter, GA, Substantial damage. On July 16, 2022, at approximately 1400 local time a pilot was flying a Vickers-Slingsby glider model T-65A, at Bulter municipal airport (6A1), in Bulter,…
- [Accident 19970712018109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970712018109A), Jul 12, 1997: Slnsby T65A (N111XX), Bethel, PA, Substantial damage. Glider made forced landing in a field after pilot became dehydrated and disoriented. (.4) on July 12, 1997, about 1635 eastern daylight time, a…
- [Accident 19850424025319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850424025319A), Apr 24, 1985: Slnsby T65A (N4312B), Hemet, CA, Destroyed. Flutter followed by pitch up and slack stick. Pilot parachuted. Elevator hinges pulled out of horizontal stabilizer
- [Accident 19790620013859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790620013859A), Jun 20, 1979: Vicslb T65A (N9023N), Minden, NV, Destroyed. Glider on a cross country flight. Wreckage was located the following day by an air search. No witnesses.

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