Glider

N272AS

1976 Homebuilt JANTAR-2A-SZD 42-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
B-780
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Yukon, OK
Registration record

N272AS on the FAA register

Type
1976 Homebuilt JANTAR-2A-SZD 42-1
Serial
B-780
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Yukon, OK
Certificate issued
2022-03-08
Airworthiness date
1996-04-03
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A2ADFB
Mode S (octal)
50526773
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-03-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N272AS.
  • 1996-04-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
Overview

About N272AS

N272AS is a 1976 Homebuilt JANTAR-2A-SZD 42-1, serial number B-780. It is registered to an individual in Yukon, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 8, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated April 3, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N272AS. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-05-02 Accident · Wamic, OR Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA04LA079
Reported aircraft: Szd Jantar 42-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N272AS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The glider pilot's inadequate en route planning, which resulted in a forced landing in an area without suitable landing terrain. Factors include no suitable landing terrain in the area where the pilot found it necessary to execute a forced landing, and trees at the location where the aircraft came in contact with the terrain.
2000-04-22 Accident · Hood River, OR Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA00LA077
Reported aircraft: PZL Jantar 2A — a different aircraft that carried the N272AS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the glider after its wing came in contact with long grass growing on the runway surface. Factors include the pilot's improper decision to attempt a landing on a runway with known directional control hazards, and long grass present on the runway surface.

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.