Glider

N5471

1968 Homebuilt GP-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
1
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gehrlein Jay L Ptnr + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Waterford, PA
Registration record

N5471 on the FAA register

Type
1968 Homebuilt GP-1
Serial
1
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Gehrlein Jay L Ptnr + 1 co-owner
Waterford, PA
Certificate issued
1968-07-25
Airworthiness date
1979-08-02
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6F468
Mode S (octal)
51572150
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1979-08-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1968-07-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N5471 to the current registrant.
  • 1931-09-21
    N5471 previously assigned to a Homebuilt SM1-B (s/n M-238); cancelled.
Overview

About N5471

N5471 is a 1968 Homebuilt GP-1, serial number 1. The FAA register lists Gehrlein Jay L Ptnr + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Waterford, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 25, 1968 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 2, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5471.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5471.

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.