Glider

N7872C

1959 Homebuilt Zugvogel Iiia

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
1043
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bloomington, IN
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Registration record

N7872C on the FAA register

Type
1959 Homebuilt Zugvogel Iiia
Serial
1043
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bloomington, IN
Certificate issued
2017-02-10
Airworthiness date
1980-05-08
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
AAAD28
Mode S (octal)
52526450
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-02-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N7872C.
  • 1980-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1959
    Manufactured (1959).
Overview

About N7872C

N7872C is a 1959 Homebuilt Zugvogel Iiia, serial number 1043. It is registered to an individual in Bloomington, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 10, 2017 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated May 8, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7872C.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N7872C.

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.