Glider

N5DB

1973 Homebuilt HP-14

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
14-26
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sebastian Donald K + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Denver, CO
Registration record

N5DB on the FAA register

Type
1973 Homebuilt HP-14
Serial
14-26
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Sebastian Donald K + 1 co-owner
Denver, CO
Certificate issued
1998-05-22
Airworthiness date
1979-10-04
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6358B
Mode S (octal)
51432613
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-05-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N5DB.
  • 1979-10-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N5DB

N5DB is a 1973 Homebuilt HP-14, serial number 14-26. The FAA register lists Sebastian Donald K + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Denver, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 22, 1998 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 4, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5DB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-09-02 Accident · Aiken, SC Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL85LA267
Reported aircraft: Bryan HP-14 — a different aircraft that carried the N5DB registration before this airframe.

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.