Hph Ltd GLASFLUGEL 304CZ
N304BS is a Hph Ltd GLASFLUGEL 304CZ, a glider with no engine, built in 2000. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Springfield, Virginia. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 7, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for utility, dated November 15, 2000.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Hph Ltd
- Model
- GLASFLUGEL 304CZ · all GLASFLUGEL 304CZs 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 glass-fibre glider. This is how the Hph Ltd GLASFLUGEL 304 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
- 27
- 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
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 2000
- Transponder code
- A32E58 (octal 50627130)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- September 7, 2023
- Expires
- September 30, 2030
- Last FAA action
- September 7, 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 · UtilityFAA certificate purpose code U (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · November 15, 2000
- FAA region
- EasternFAA region code 1 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00943695
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Bates Matthew T
- 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
- 7503 June St
Springfield, VA 22150-3926
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N304BS links to the rest of the register
- Hph Ltd GLASFLUGEL 304 28 registered
- Hph Ltd 30 aircraft on the register
- Built of composite · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Springfield, VA 33 aircraft registered in this town
- Virginia 5,972 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Hph Ltd GLASFLUGEL 304 3 airworthiness directives
- Approved modifications for the Hph Ltd GLASFLUGEL 304 1 supplemental type certificates
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The public federal record on N304BS, 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 Bates Matthew T, an individual, certificate issued September 7, 2023, expires September 30, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for utility, dated November 15, 2000, consistent with the 2000 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 27 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N304BS 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 N304BS: Accident on August 21, 2026 at Xenia, OH: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hph LTD GLASFLUGEL 304CZ · operated under 091
The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 5, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 5, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 5, 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 5, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data