Glider

N1940M

1957 Scheibe Bergfalke II-55

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1957
Serial
240
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Burt Compton Enterprises Inc (Corporation)
Based
Marfa, TX
Registration record

N1940M on the FAA register

Type
1957 Scheibe Bergfalke II-55
Serial
240
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Burt Compton Enterprises Inc
Marfa, TX
Certificate issued
2023-05-11
Airworthiness date
1967-05-05
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1796B
Mode S (octal)
50274553
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N1940M.
  • 1967-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1957
    Manufactured (1957).
Overview

About N1940M

N1940M is a 1957 Scheibe Bergfalke II-55, serial number 240. The FAA register lists Burt Compton Enterprises Inc as the registrant in Marfa, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 11, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 5, 1967.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1940M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1940M.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.