Glider

N253D

1938 Slingsby Sailplanes Slingsby T12 Gull 1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1938
Serial
312 A
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Carson City, NV
Registration record

N253D on the FAA register

Type
1938 Slingsby Sailplanes Slingsby T12 Gull 1
Serial
312 A
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Carson City, NV
Certificate issued
2024-08-22
Airworthiness date
2012-06-06
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A262EE
Mode S (octal)
50461356
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N253D.
  • 2012-06-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1938
    Manufactured (1938).
Overview

About N253D

N253D is a 1938 Slingsby Sailplanes Slingsby T12 Gull 1, serial number 312 A. It is registered to an individual in Carson City, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 22, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated June 6, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N253D.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N253D.

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.