Glider

N8968

Homebuilt HBV Diamant 18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
073
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ordway, CO
Registration record

N8968 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt HBV Diamant 18
Serial
073
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ordway, CO
Certificate issued
2014-06-16
Airworthiness date
1980-03-31
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AC5F0E
Mode S (octal)
53057416
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-06-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N8968.
  • 1980-03-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N8968

N8968 is a Homebuilt HBV Diamant 18, serial number 073. It is registered to an individual in Ordway, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 16, 2014 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 31, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8968.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8968.

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.