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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026Jonker Sailplanes JS3
N233S is a Jonker Sailplanes JS3, a glider with turbojet engines, built in 2022. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Genoa, Nevada. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 27, 2022 and expires on June 30, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing; exhibition, dated July 1, 2022.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Jonker Sailplanes (South Africa)FAA spelling: JONKER SAILPLANES (PTY) LTD
- Model
- JS3 · all JS3s 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. A carbon-fibre glider. This is how the Jonker Sailplanes JS3 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
- 03-138
- Type
- GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- TurbojetFAA type of engine code 4 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · M&D Flugze MD-TJ42 · 350 lb thrust
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 2022
- Transponder code
- A21535 (octal 50412465)
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 27, 2022
- Expires
- June 30, 2029
- Last FAA action
- August 11, 2023
- Airworthiness
- ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Racing; ExhibitionFAA certificate purpose code 43 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · July 1, 2022
- FAA region
- Western-PacificFAA region code 4 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- Ownership
- Fractional
- FAA record id
- 01365912
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Sliwa Steven M
- 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 1239
Genoa, NV 89411-1239
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N233S links to the rest of the register
- Jonker Sailplanes JS3 34 registered
- Jonker Sailplanes 50 aircraft on the register
- Built of composite · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- M&D Flugze MD-TJ42 17 aircraft with this engine series · 350 lb thrust
- Genoa, NV 23 aircraft registered in this town
- Nevada 4,588 aircraft registered
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The public federal record on N233S, 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 Sliwa Steven M, an individual, certificate issued June 27, 2022, expires June 30, 2029. Fractional ownership is recorded. [1]
Experimental certificate for racing; exhibition, dated July 1, 2022, consistent with the 2022 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 03-138 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N233S was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Aero Commander 680 (serial 680-443-114, cancelled April 9, 2013). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [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 N233S: Accident on September 10, 2003 at Porter, TX: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aero Commander 680 · operated under 091
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.
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
This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data