This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 10, 1998.
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jun 1998)6 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
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The disconnection of the elevator control attachment nut due to improper installation by the manufacturer, which resulted in the pilot's loss of control.
From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX98LA209)
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. |
| 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.
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.
ELEVATOR PUSH ROD ATTACHMENT BOLT THROUGH ST3/5 FORK AND 85T/56 BELLCRANK APPARENTLY VIBRATED OUT FROM LACK OF NYLOC NUT. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SIGN OF NUT OR WASHERS IMPRINTED ON FORK OR THREADS OF BOLT. BOLT WAS FOUND ON TOP OF FORWARD CORNER OF TAILWHEEL CLOSE-OUT BULKHEAD. NO NUT OR WASHERS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.GLIDER LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY DUE TO NO ELEVATOR CONTROL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE BOLT AND LOCKING NUT WERE MISSING FROM BELLCRANK FOR ELEVATOR AT AFT FUSELAGE. ACFT HAD JUST COME OUT OF FACTORY WITH APPROX 4 HRS FLIGHT TIME. NOTE: BOLT WAS FOUND IN FUSELAGE. LOCK NUT WAS NEVER FOUND.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.