N12711966 Slingsby DART T.51
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Co-owners
- City, state
- Pittsfield, PA
- Certificate issued
- Feb 23, 2023
- Expires
- Feb 28, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 10, 1966
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Slingsby
- Model
- DART T.51
- Year
- 1966
- Serial number
- 1513
- Aircraft type
- Glider
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A0702E
Engine
- Make and model
- None None
- Type
- None
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2023 – nowCo-ownersPittsfield, PA · current
- 1945 – 1948Individual ownerDearborn, MI · different airframe: 1937 Gwinn Aircar Co Inc I S/N 501
- 1927 – 1930Individual ownerMuskogee, OK · different airframe: 1917 Curtiss Jn4d S/N 55-455
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98-22-15 | Slingsby Aviation Limited Models Dart T.51, Dart T.51/17, and Dart T.51/17R Sailplanes | Dec 14, 1998 | Airframe (DART T.51)Only with: Equipped with aluminum alloy spar booms. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026