Glider

N9255X

1959 Scheibe Bergfalke II-55

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
301
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ames, IA
Registration record

N9255X on the FAA register

Type
1959 Scheibe Bergfalke II-55
Serial
301
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ames, IA
Certificate issued
2021-08-21
Airworthiness date
1995-09-01
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
ACD3DA
Mode S (octal)
53151732
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-08-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N9255X to the current registrant.
  • 1995-09-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1993-03-15
    N9255X previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane / 182E Skylane (s/n 18253655); cancelled.
  • 1959
    Manufactured (1959).
Overview

About N9255X

N9255X is a 1959 Scheibe Bergfalke II-55, serial number 301. It is registered to an individual in Ames, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 21, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated September 1, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9255X. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-01-19 Accident · Santa Monica, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX82DA043
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182E — a different aircraft that carried the N9255X 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.