Glider

N7497

1977 Grob-Werke Gmbh Co Kg Astir CS Jean

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
2004
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
White Sands Soaring Association (Corporation)
Based
Alamogordo, NM
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Registration record

N7497 on the FAA register

Type
1977 Grob-Werke Gmbh Co Kg Astir CS Jean
Serial
2004
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
White Sands Soaring Association
Alamogordo, NM
Certificate issued
2001-01-18
Airworthiness date
2001-01-26
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
AA1746
Mode S (octal)
52413506
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-01-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 2001-01-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N7497 to the current registrant.
  • 1983-11-17
    N7497 previously assigned to a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (s/n 976); cancelled.
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
  • 1934-09-07
    N7497 previously assigned to a Homebuilt 3PCLM (s/n 8); cancelled.
Overview

About N7497

N7497 is a 1977 Grob-Werke Gmbh Co Kg Astir CS Jean, serial number 2004. The FAA register lists White Sands Soaring Association as the registrant in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 18, 2001 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated January 26, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7497. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-05-13 Accident · Stuttgart, AR Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW83LA235
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A — a different aircraft that carried the N7497 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.