Schleicher Alexander K 7
N1002Z is a Schleicher Alexander K 7, a glider with no engine, built in 1961. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Benton, Tennessee. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 25, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated May 29, 1961.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Schleicher Alexander
- Model
- K 7 · all K 7s and related versions
- Built of
- steel tube, wood and fabricA welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all covered in fabric: the construction of the 1930s and 1940s, which makes wood rot and fabric age the inspection items. A glider of wood and fabric, with a steel-tube fuselage frame on some versions. This is how the Schleicher Alexander K 7 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 984
- Type
- GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 1961
- Cruising speed
- 60 mph
- Transponder code
- A0076A (octal 50003552)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- June 25, 2015
- Expires
- June 30, 2028
- Last FAA action
- May 19, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · May 29, 1961
- FAA region
- CentralFAA region code 3 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00880110
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Arnold Sarah D
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- PO Box 53
Benton, TN 37307-0053
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N1002Z links to the rest of the register
- Schleicher Alexander K 7 15 registered
- Schleicher Alexander 15 aircraft on the register
- Built of steel tube, wood and fabric · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Schleicher Alexander K 7 5 airworthiness directives
- Approved modifications for the Schleicher Alexander K 7 3 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/aircraft/N1002Z.json.
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The public federal record on N1002Z, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Arnold Sarah D, an individual, certificate issued June 25, 2015, expires June 30, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate, dated May 29, 1961, consistent with the 1961 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 984 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N1002Z according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
1 NTSB record under N1002Z: Accident on April 27, 2014 at Benton, TN: serious injuries, minor damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schleicher Alexander K 7 · operated under 091
The pilot's distraction with traffic on the runway, and his subsequent failure to retract the air brakes prior to touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 6, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data