Glider

N2540

1970 Glasflugel Kestrel

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1970
Serial
29
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Yucca Valley, CA
Registration record

N2540 on the FAA register

Type
1970 Glasflugel Kestrel
Serial
29
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Yucca Valley, CA
Certificate issued
2026-09-15
Airworthiness date
1972-03-21
Registration expires
2033-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A268B2
Mode S (octal)
50464262
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-09-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N2540 to the current registrant.
  • 1972-03-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970
    Manufactured (1970).
  • 1928-05-26
    N2540 previously assigned to a Homebuilt JN4D (s/n CX5); cancelled.
Overview

About N2540

N2540 is a 1970 Glasflugel Kestrel, serial number 29. It is registered to an individual in Yucca Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 15, 2026 and expires on September 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 21, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2540.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2540.

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.