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N303SM2000 Smith Glenn W KELLY "D" BIPLANE

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 21, 2017.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jul 2001)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Elgin, IL
owner city / state
Engine
0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Lycoming
Owners
1
since 1998
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 2001
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
Elgin, IL
Certificate issued
Apr 4, 1998
Canceled
Mar 21, 2017
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
May 12, 2000

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
Smith Glenn W
Model
KELLY "D" BIPLANE
Year
2000
Serial number
38
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A32C13

Engine

Make and model
Lycoming 0-320 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
180 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1998 – 2017Individual ownerElgin, IL

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 · destroyed

Jul 21, 2001 · Poplar Grove, IL

The right upper wing failed due to overload. A factor was the pilot performing aerobatic manuevers.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
CHI01FA232

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI01FA232)

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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