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Chilhowee Soaring Association INC

Flying club in Benton, Tennessee, where the main public airport is Chilhowee (92A). The FAA register lists 9 aircraft under this name, mostly Piper PA-25-235.

Website: chilhowee.com (found by search; tell us if it is wrong)

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How many aircraft does Chilhowee Soaring Association INC have?

9 aircraft are registered to it with the FAA as of October 21, 2026; aircraft it leases from their owners are not counted.

What does Chilhowee Soaring Association INC fly?

Mostly the Piper PA-25-235, along with the Callair A-9 and the Pzl-Swidnik PW-5.

How old are Chilhowee Soaring Association INC's aircraft?

Built between 1965 and 2017; half were built in 1976 or earlier, so the typical one is about 50 years old.

Has Chilhowee Soaring Association INC had any accidents?

The NTSB recorded no accident or incident involving the aircraft registered to it today in the last 10 years.

Where is Chilhowee Soaring Association INC?

In Benton, Tennessee; the main public airport there is Chilhowee (92A).

Are there FAA examiners near Chilhowee Soaring Association INC?

15 pilot examiners and 16 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles of its airport. See them by name

About Chilhowee Soaring Association INC from its own website, read October 13, 2026

Chilhowee Soaring Association operates a commercial gliderport near Benton, Tennessee, offering scenic sailplane rides and glider flight instruction year-round. The facility provides towing services and has been in operation since 1973.

What it is
Flying club
Bases
Benton, TN
Services
glider rides, flight instruction, towing
Hours
11:00 AM to Sunset Friday through Sunday; weekdays irregular hours; weather permitting
Founded
1973
Address
PO Box 53, Benton, TN, 37307
Telephone
423-338-2000
Email
[email protected]

Written by the site from the pages of www.chilhowee.com on October 13, 2026; the company's own words and pictures stay on its site. Out of date or wrong? Tell us.

Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles

15 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 12 for private pilot, 11 for commercial and instrument, 7 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 4 for type ratings; 11 for airplanes, 9 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 16 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 22 training center evaluators.

All 58 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
  • DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
  • DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
  • DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
  • TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.

Contact Chilhowee Soaring Association INC about lessons, the aircraft and prices

Call 423-338-2000EmailWebsite

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Its aircraft and their safety record from the FAA register and the NTSB

9 aircraft are registered to Chilhowee Soaring Association INC today, mostly Piper PA-25-235. Built between 1965 and 2017; half of them in 1976 or earlier, so the typical one is about 50 years old.

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Call 423-338-2000EmailWebsite
Piper PA-25-235 2Callair A-9 1Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 1Schleicher ASW-15B 1Schweizer SGS 2-32 1Schweizer SGS 2-33A 1Szybowcowy Zaklad Doswiadczaln 41A JANTAR STANDARD 1Zaklad Szybowcowy Jezow PW-6U 1
All 9 aircraft, each with its own page
Tail numberAircraftBuiltNTSB records, last 10 years
N8279HCallair A-91965
N2399UPiper PA-25-2351972
N4732YPiper PA-25-235
N410PWPzl-Swidnik PW-51997
N1515BSchleicher ASW-15B1976
N9865ESchweizer SGS 2-32
N2750HSchweizer SGS 2-33A1976
N2414LSzybowcowy Zaklad Doswiadczaln 41A JANTAR STANDARD1979
N327PWZaklad Szybowcowy Jezow PW-6U2017

The NTSB recorded no accident or incident involving these aircraft in the last 10 years.

Only the aircraft registered to Chilhowee Soaring Association INC today are counted, wherever they were flying and whoever was flying them, including any accident before the school owned them; aircraft a school leases from their owners are registered to those owners and are not. A school that flies more hours will show more; nobody publishes those hours, so this is a record, not a score. Compare with the other training organisations in Tennessee.

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Connections how this company links to the rest of the register

Where
  • Benton, TN · where it registers its aircraft
  • Chilhowee · 92A
  • Tennessee 6,518 aircraft registered
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