Glider

N505JL

1999 Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-500MB

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1999
Serial
5E-187B3
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Canyon Lake, CA
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Registration record

N505JL on the FAA register

Type
1999 Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-500MB
Serial
5E-187B3
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Canyon Lake, CA
Certificate issued
2025-09-16
Airworthiness date
1999-08-19
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A64D56
Mode S (octal)
51446526
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N505JL.
  • 2012-06-24
    Accident at Richland, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-08-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
Overview

About N505JL

N505JL is a 1999 Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-500MB, serial number 5E-187B3. It is registered to an individual in Canyon Lake, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 16, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated August 19, 1999.

N505JL has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-06-24 Accident · Richland, WA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR12CA288
Reported aircraft: Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-500MB
Probable cause: The failure of the spoilers to retract because the right wing spoiler s lower plate became jammed, which resulted in the glider not having enough lift to make it to 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.