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N505DS

Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG-500 ELAN ORION

Valid Michigan

N505DS is a Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG-500 ELAN ORION, a glider with no engine, built in 2001. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Sandhill Soaring Club INC, a corporation in Brighton, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 22, 2019 and expires on April 30, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated March 2, 2001.

Aircraft

Maker
Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau Gmbh
Model
DG-500 ELAN ORION
Serial number
5E215X55
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
2
Year built
2001
Transponder code
A64CDF (octal 51446337)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 22, 2019
Expires
April 30, 2029
Last FAA action
July 28, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · March 2, 2001
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00923804

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Sandhill Soaring Club INC
Type
Corporation
Address
PO Box 1891
Brighton, MI 48116-5691

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data