Aircraft record

N800YG1998 Dg Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG-800B

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 31, 2018.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Apr 2016)6 ADs may apply

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: San Francisco, CA; owner city / state
Engine: UNKNOWN ENG; Ama/Expr
Owners: 1; on record
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2016
ADs may apply: 6; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: San Francisco, CA
Canceled: May 31, 2018
Airworthiness: Experimental · Racing, Exhibition
Airworthiness date: Sep 3, 1998

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: Dg Flugzeugbau Gmbh
Model: DG-800B
Year: 1998
Serial number: 8-133B62
Aircraft type: Glider
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: AAE40A

Engine

Make and model: Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type: Reciprocating

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

until 2018Individual ownerSan Francisco, CA

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

Apr 25, 2016 · Clements, CA

The motorglider pilot's decision to perform an in-flight engine start with insufficient altitude, which resulted in an off-airport landing and collision with trees after the engine did not start. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's distraction by the engine restart procedures during a critical portion of the landing approach.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: WPR16LA096

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR16LA096)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (6)

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-800B)Only with: DG-400 gliders with l'Hotellier connections of the elevator control installed are excluded.
2017-13-06	Fuel	Jul 31, 2017	Airframe (DG-800B)Only with: Gliders that have textile fabric covered fuel hoses installed in the fuselage (metal fabric covered hoses in the engine area are not affected).
2013-22-12	Engine Starting	Nov 18, 2013	Airframe (DG-800B)
2009-24-16	DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Models DG-500MB, DG-808C and DG-800B Gliders	Dec 21, 2009	Airframe (DG-800B)
2007-17-08	DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Model DG-500MB Gliders and Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GmbH Model…	Sep 10, 2007	Airframe (DG-800B)Only with: SOLO engine 2 625 01 or 2 625 02 equipped with optional slip-clutch sets, SOLO P/N 29 00 202, installed.

Show all 6 ADs

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2005-26-11	DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Models DG-800B and DG-500MB Sailplanes	Feb 7, 2006	Airframe (DG-800B)Certain serial numbers: DG-800B …–8-260; DG-500MB …–5E220B15. Only with: Excludes DG-800B serial numbers 8-247 and 8-258 and DG-500MB serial number 5E190B5.

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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