Glider

N797W

2001 Homebuilt AC-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
056
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wimauma, FL
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Registration record

N797W on the FAA register

Type
2001 Homebuilt AC-4
Serial
056
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wimauma, FL
Certificate issued
2019-02-25
Airworthiness date
2002-04-20
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AAD3FA
Mode S (octal)
52551772
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-02-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N797W to the current registrant.
  • 2002-04-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2001
    Manufactured (2001).
  • 1971-12-07
    N797W previously assigned to a Glasflugel H 301 Libelle (s/n 32); cancelled.
  • 1935-03-19
    N797W previously assigned to a Bellanca Special (s/n 3003); cancelled.
Overview

About N797W

N797W is a 2001 Homebuilt AC-4, serial number 056. It is registered to an individual in Wimauma, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 25, 2019 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 20, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N797W. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-09-27 Accident · Sanger,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3123
Reported aircraft: Glasfugel H301 — a different aircraft that carried the N797W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IMB PROPERLY. PLT MADE LOW TURN TO RET TO FLD.

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.