Aircraft record

N777WNGlaser-Dirks DG-400

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jun 13, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jan 2009)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Kamuela, HI; owner city / state
Owners: 1; since 2007
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 2009
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026

Last registered owner: Co-owners
City, state: Kamuela, HI
Certificate issued: Jul 24, 2007
Canceled: Jun 13, 2013
Airworthiness: Experimental · Exhibition
Airworthiness date: May 16, 1985

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: Glaser-Dirks
Model: DG-400
Serial number: 4-116
Aircraft type: Glider
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: AA8509

Engine

Type: 2 Cycle

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2007 – 2013Co-ownersKamuela, HI
until 1990Individual ownerdifferent airframe: Aerospatiale As350b1 Ecureuil S/N 1962

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Jan 16, 2009 · Volcano, HI

The pilot's loss of pitch control and subsequent exceedance of the glider's airspeed limit for undetermined reasons.

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: WPR09FA089

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR09FA089)

Accident history for this model

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 18, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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