Glider

N505DS

2001 Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-500 Elan Orion

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
5E215X55
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sandhill Soaring Club Inc (Corporation)
Based
Brighton, MI
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Registration record

N505DS on the FAA register

Type
2001 Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-500 Elan Orion
Serial
5E215X55
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Sandhill Soaring Club Inc
Brighton, MI
Certificate issued
2019-04-22
Airworthiness date
2001-03-02
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A64CDF
Mode S (octal)
51446337
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-04-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N505DS.
  • 2001-03-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N505DS

N505DS is a 2001 Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-500 Elan Orion, serial number 5E215X55. The FAA register lists Sandhill Soaring Club Inc as the registrant in Brighton, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 22, 2019 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated March 2, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N505DS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N505DS.

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.