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N7872C

Scheibe ZUGVOGEL IIIA

Valid Indiana

N7872C is a Scheibe ZUGVOGEL IIIA, a glider with no engine, built in 1959. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Bloomington, Indiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 10, 2017 and expires on February 28, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing, dated May 8, 1980.

Aircraft

Maker
Scheibe
Model
ZUGVOGEL IIIA
Serial number
1043
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1959
Cruising speed
60 mph
Transponder code
AAAD28 (octal 52526450)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 10, 2017
Expires
February 28, 2030
Last FAA action
October 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing · May 8, 1980
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00165000

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Steenblik Jan W
Type
Individual
Address
7275 South Harmony Road
Bloomington, IN 47403-9568

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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