Glider

N980

1976 Homebuilt JANTAR-2A-SZD 42-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
X-128
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Costa Mesa, CA
Registration record

N980 on the FAA register

Type
1976 Homebuilt JANTAR-2A-SZD 42-1
Serial
X-128
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Costa Mesa, CA
Certificate issued
2009-10-06
Airworthiness date
2005-05-23
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
ADAB23
Mode S (octal)
53325443
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-10-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N980 to the current registrant.
  • 2005-05-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
  • 1967-02-06
    N980 previously assigned to a Sikorsky S62A (s/n 62010); cancelled.
  • 1948-03-04
    N980 previously assigned to a Waco Gxe (s/n G-867); cancelled.
Overview

About N980

N980 is a 1976 Homebuilt JANTAR-2A-SZD 42-1, serial number X-128. It is registered to an individual in Costa Mesa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 6, 2009 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 23, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N980.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N980.

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.