Glider

N3980

1968 Homebuilt ASK-14

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
14012
Class
Glider
Engines
Hirth F10
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Darmstadt, IN
Registration record

N3980 on the FAA register

Type
1968 Homebuilt ASK-14
Serial
14012
Engines
Hirth F10
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Darmstadt, IN
Certificate issued
2022-10-17
Airworthiness date
1980-09-05
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A4A2D9
Mode S (octal)
51121331
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-10-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N3980 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-09-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
  • 1941-08-15
    N3980 previously assigned to a Travel Air 2000 (s/n 329); cancelled.
Overview

About N3980

N3980 is a 1968 Homebuilt ASK-14, serial number 14012. It is registered to an individual in Darmstadt, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 17, 2022 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Hirth F10 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated September 5, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3980.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3980.

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.