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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 5, 2026Distar Cz As D 13/15 SUN DANCER
N588V is a Distar Cz As D 13/15 SUN DANCER, a glider with a four-stroke engine, built in 2017. It has 2 seats. It is registered to High Speed Low Drag LLC, an LLC in Wilmington, Delaware. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 3, 2022 and expires on June 30, 2029. It holds a light sport airworthiness certificate for glider, dated June 30, 2017.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Distar Cz As
- Model
- D 13/15 SUN DANCER · all D 13/15 SUN DANCERs 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 Distar Cz As D 13 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
- 145/13DF
- Type
- GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Four-cycle pistonFAA type of engine code 8 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Rotax 912ULS2 · 100 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas; the engine's maker also approves mogas, UL91, UL94
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 2017
- Transponder code
- A7957B (octal 51712573)
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 3, 2022
- Expires
- June 30, 2029
- Last FAA action
- August 11, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Light sportFAA airworthiness class code 9 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · GliderFAA certificate purpose code G (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · June 30, 2017
- FAA region
- EasternFAA region code 1 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01256143
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- High Speed Low Drag LLC
- Type
- LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 3511 Silverside Rd Ste 105
Wilmington, DE 19810-4902
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N588V links to the rest of the register
- Distar Cz As D 13 7 registered
- Distar Cz As 7 aircraft on the register
- Built of composite · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Rotax 912ULS2 209 aircraft with this engine series · 100 hp
- High Speed Low Drag LLC 1 aircraft registered to this organisation
- Wilmington, DE 7,379 aircraft registered in this town
- New Castle Airport · ILG
- Delaware 10,969 aircraft registered
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The public federal record on N588V, 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 High Speed Low Drag LLC, an LLC, certificate issued June 3, 2022, expires June 30, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Light sport certificate for glider, dated June 30, 2017, consistent with the 2017 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 145/13DF for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N588V 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 N588V: Accident on February 24, 2022 at Boulder City, NV: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal). Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Distar Cz As D 13/15 SUN DANCER · operated under 091
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines while maneuvering, which resulted in a wire strike and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from alcohol consumption and his use of diphenhydramine before the 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