Glider

N4041W

Scheibe Bergfalke-Iii

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
5529
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
Registration record

N4041W on the FAA register

Type
Scheibe Bergfalke-Iii
Serial
5529
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
Certificate issued
2024-05-01
Airworthiness date
2005-05-13
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A4BE0D
Mode S (octal)
51137015
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N4041W to the current registrant.
  • 2005-05-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1972-11-15
    N4041W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/300 / Cherokee Six 300 / PA-32-300 (s/n 32-40040); cancelled.
Overview

About N4041W

N4041W is a Scheibe Bergfalke-Iii, serial number 5529. It is registered to an individual in Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 1, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 13, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4041W. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-06-14 Accident · San Antonio, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW97LA226
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta — a different aircraft that carried the N4041W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision during the practice autorotation and his failure to maintain rotor RPM.
1967-11-12 Accident · Humacao,Pr, 61 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4052
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32 — a different aircraft that carried the N4041W registration before this airframe.

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.