Glider

N2520U

1975 Glasflugel Club Libelle 205

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
43
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Brokenstraw Flyers (Corporation)
Based
Pittsfield, PA
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Registration record

N2520U on the FAA register

Type
1975 Glasflugel Club Libelle 205
Serial
43
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Brokenstraw Flyers
Pittsfield, PA
Certificate issued
2024-06-20
Airworthiness date
2000-08-04
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A26157
Mode S (octal)
50460527
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N2520U to the current registrant.
  • 2000-08-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1992-12-01
    N2520U previously assigned to a Piper Warrior II (s/n 288016028); cancelled.
  • 1975
    Manufactured (1975).
Overview

About N2520U

N2520U is a 1975 Glasflugel Club Libelle 205, serial number 43. The FAA register lists Brokenstraw Flyers as the registrant in Pittsfield, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 20, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated August 4, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2520U. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-09-27 Accident · San Carlos, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX91LA410
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-161 — a different aircraft that carried the N2520U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 3 INTAKE VALVE RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING THE AIRCRAFT.

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.