Glider

N963TR

1999 Homebuilt DG-500 Elan Orion

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
5E198X42
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southern California Soaring Academy Inc (Corporation)
Based
Valencia, CA
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Registration record

N963TR on the FAA register

Type
1999 Homebuilt DG-500 Elan Orion
Serial
5E198X42
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Southern California Soaring Academy Inc
Valencia, CA
Certificate issued
2014-06-04
Airworthiness date
1999-09-13
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
AD6904
Mode S (octal)
53264404
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-06-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N963TR.
  • 1999-09-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
Overview

About N963TR

N963TR is a 1999 Homebuilt DG-500 Elan Orion, serial number 5E198X42. The FAA register lists Southern California Soaring Academy Inc as the registrant in Valencia, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 4, 2014 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated September 13, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N963TR.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N963TR.

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.