Glider

N1993A

1993 Homebuilt SZD-48-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1993
Serial
B-2072
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Chattanooga, TN
Registration record

N1993A on the FAA register

Type
1993 Homebuilt SZD-48-3
Serial
B-2072
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Chattanooga, TN
Certificate issued
2007-08-23
Airworthiness date
1993-06-09
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A18C5C
Mode S (octal)
50306134
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-08-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N1993A to the current registrant.
  • 1993-06-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1977-11-29
    N1993A previously assigned to a Piper PA-18A-135 (s/n 18-1818); cancelled.
Overview

About N1993A

N1993A is a 1993 Homebuilt SZD-48-3, serial number B-2072. It is registered to an individual in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 23, 2007 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated June 9, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1993A. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-08-25 Accident · Ocean City,Nj, 30 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3179
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18A — a different aircraft that carried the N1993A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: RE DESTROYED THE ACFT APRX 12 HRS LATER.
1969-01-12 Accident · Callaway,Nebr, 27 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0186
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18A — a different aircraft that carried the N1993A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: D COVERED WITH PATCHES OF ICE AND SNOW.

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.