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N234051975 Concept Sailplanes INC. CONCEPT-70

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 15, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jun 1987)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Reno, NV
owner city / state
Engine
NONE
None
Owners
1
since 1980
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1987
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Reno, NV
Certificate issued
Oct 22, 1980
Canceled
Apr 15, 2013
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing, Exhibition
Airworthiness date
May 1, 1979

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Concept Sailplanes INC.
Model
CONCEPT-70
Year
1975
Serial number
01
Aircraft type
Glider
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A219D2

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
  1. 1980 – 2013Individual ownerReno, NV
  2. 1970 – 1971Individual ownerManville, NJ · different airframe: 1968 Cessna 150h S/N 15068933
  3. 1946 – 1955Individual ownerWatertown, NY · different airframe: 1939 Piper J3l-65 S/N 3133

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jun 17, 1987 · Durango, CO

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING FOR ONE HOUR AND HAD BEEN DOING ACROBATICS. HE HAD STARTED AN INSIDE LOOP AND DURING PULL UP, HE REPORTED INDICATING 5.5 G'S ON HIS NEW G METER. THE PLT REPORTED THAT BOTH WINGS LEFT THE ACFT AND HE JETTISONED THE CANOPY. HE BAILED OUT AND LANDED SAFELY IN TREES. THE ACFT FUSELAGE IMPACTED IN A FIELD AND WAS DESTROYED. THE WINGS AND OTHER WRECKAGE WERE…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
DEN87FA153

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN87FA153)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

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.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

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 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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