N502DGDg Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG 1000S
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- US Air Force
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- U S A F Academy, CO
- Certificate issued
- Jan 20, 2012
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2028
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
- Dg Flugzeugbau Gmbh
- Model
- DG 1000S
- Serial number
- 10-171S101
- Aircraft type
- Glider
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A641B0
Engine
- 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- 2012 – nowUS Air ForceU S A F Academy, CO · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-19-12 | Elevator Control System | Oct 15, 2024 | Airframe (DG 1000S)Only with: DG-400 gliders with l'Hotellier connections of the elevator control installed are excluded. |
| 2020-13-09 | Cabin Systems | Aug 26, 2020 | Airframe (DG 1000S)Certain serial numbers: DG-1000S …–10-144; DG-1000T …–10-144 |
| 2006-16-20 | DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Model DG-1000S Sailplanes | Sep 18, 2006 | Airframe (DG 1000S) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Electrical power · switch · misinstalledFeb 22, 2013
BATTERY SELECTOR SWITCH INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN FROM FACTORY. THIS WAS ALSO DISCOVERED ON THREE OTHER ACFT. DGFLUG DG1000S SERIAL: 100200
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number.
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