This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jun 1, 2018.
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Sep 2016)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report
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The pilot's inappropriate decision to continue the flight into higher elevation under high-density altitude conditions, which degraded the glider's climb performance and resulted in impact with trees short of the intended runway.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for GAA16CA489)
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.
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.
BRACKET WAS CRACKED AND BROKEN, ALLOWING THE BRACKET TO BECOME LOOSE. THE TAIL WHEEL ATTACH STUD CONTACTOR TO ELEVATION TORQUE TUBE DAMAGING THE TUB. RECOMMEND A FLEET WIDE VISUAL INSPECTION FOR CRACKS/ DAMAGE OF BRACKETS/ TORQUE FUSER.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.