N7475 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Slingsby CAPSTAN TYPE 49B built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 8, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Slingsby CAPSTAN TYPE 49B cancelled January 8, 2018
- Serial number
- 1664
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 10, 2011
- Last FAA action
- August 10, 2011
- Last owner
- Mirales Nicholas J (Individual)
Prince Frederick, MD - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Waco 125 cancelled October 31, 1937
- Serial number
- 1484
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1928
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 30, 1937
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Walker Everett F (Individual)
Minerva, OH - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N7475
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Slingsby CAPSTAN TYPE 49B · serial 1664
The glider pilot’s improper response to the “check spoilers” signal from the tow pilot. Contributing to the accident was the glider pilot’s failure to confirm that the spoilers were closed and locked before takeoff, and the glider copilot’s improper crew coordination response to the “check spoilers” signal from the tow pilot.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site