Glider

N505KM

2001 Ams-Flight D.O.O. DG-500 Elan Orion

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
5E221X59
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bay Area Soaring Associates Inc (Corporation)
Based
San Jose, CA
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Registration record

N505KM on the FAA register

Type
2001 Ams-Flight D.O.O. DG-500 Elan Orion
Serial
5E221X59
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Bay Area Soaring Associates Inc
San Jose, CA
Certificate issued
2007-12-21
Airworthiness date
2001-07-23
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A64D70
Mode S (octal)
51446560
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-12-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N505KM.
  • 2001-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
Overview

About N505KM

N505KM is a 2001 Ams-Flight D.O.O. DG-500 Elan Orion, serial number 5E221X59. The FAA register lists Bay Area Soaring Associates Inc as the registrant in San Jose, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 21, 2007 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated July 23, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N505KM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N505KM.

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.