Glider

N5538

1981 Glasflugel 304

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
230
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Longmont, CO
Registration record

N5538 on the FAA register

Type
1981 Glasflugel 304
Serial
230
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Longmont, CO
Certificate issued
2018-09-07
Airworthiness date
2018-11-06
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A70E00
Mode S (octal)
51607000
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-11-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2018-09-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N5538 to the current registrant.
  • 1982-11-17
    N5538 previously assigned to a Lockheed 188A (s/n 188A1123); cancelled.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
  • 1970-07-13
    N5538 previously assigned to a Lockheed 188C (s/n 188C-1078); cancelled.
  • 1932-06-15
    N5538 previously assigned to a Swallow Swallow (s/n 943); cancelled.
Overview

About N5538

N5538 is a 1981 Glasflugel 304, serial number 230. It is registered to an individual in Longmont, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 7, 2018 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated November 6, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5538.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5538.

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.