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Slingsby T59D KESTREL 19
N113DA is a Slingsby T59D KESTREL 19, a glider with no engine, built in 1972. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Del Mar College, a government body in Corpus Christi, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 30, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; glider, dated April 6, 1973.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Slingsby
- Model
- T59D KESTREL 19 · all T59D KESTREL 19s and related versions
- Built of
- compositeThe airframe is composite: carbon fibre or glass fibre set in resin, moulded in large pieces with few joints, which gives smooth shapes but needs different inspection and repair methods from metal. This is how the Slingsby T59 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
- 1799
- 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
- 1972
- Cruising speed
- 90 mph
- Transponder code
- A037A4 (octal 50033644)
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 30, 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 · Normal; GliderFAA certificate purpose code NG (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · April 6, 1973
- FAA region
- SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00800884
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Del Mar College (university or college with a flight programme: its whole fleet and safety record)
- Type
- GovernmentFAA type of owner code 5 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 101 Baldwin Blvd
Corpus Christi, TX 78404-3805
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N113DA links to the rest of the register
- Slingsby T59 6 registered
- Slingsby 46 aircraft on the register
- Built of composite · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Del Mar College 9 aircraft in the fleet
- Corpus Christi, TX 240 aircraft registered in this town
- Corpus Christi International · CRP
- Texas 29,911 aircraft registered
- Report filed on this aircraft: Odor, detected · 2004-12-22
- Report filed on this aircraft: Support Fitting, corroded · 2003-05-05
- Report filed on this aircraft: Support Fitting, corroded · 2003-05-04
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The public federal record on N113DA, 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 Del Mar College, a government body, certificate issued June 30, 2015, expires June 30, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal; glider, dated April 6, 1973, consistent with the 1972 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 1799 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N113DA 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 N113DA: Accident on July 11, 2005 at Raleigh-Durham, NC: serious injuries. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing 767-232 · operated under 121
An inadvertent in-flight encounter with clear air turbulence.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data