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N8968

Flug & Fahrzeugwerke HBV DIAMANT 18

Valid Colorado

N8968 is a Flug & Fahrzeugwerke HBV DIAMANT 18, a glider with no engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Ordway, Colorado. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 16, 2014 and expires on June 30, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition; racing, dated March 31, 1980.

Aircraft

Maker
Flug & Fahrzeugwerke
Model
HBV DIAMANT 18
Serial number
073
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
Not given
Cruising speed
60 mph
Transponder code
AC5F0E (octal 53057416)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 16, 2014
Expires
June 30, 2027
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition; Racing · March 31, 1980
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
00891571

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Heckendorf Jon W
Type
Individual
Address
321 E 3Rd St
Ordway, CO 81063-1310

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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