N5021 — 1997 Stemme Gmbh & Co S10-VT

Aircraft record

Serial number

11-010

Manufacturer

Stemme Gmbh & Co

Model

S10-VT

Year

1997

Category

Glider

Engine

Ama/expr Unknown Eng

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N5021 →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN16FA331Aug 24, 2016Telluride, COFatal · 2 fatal

   The pilot's encounter with a downdraft that exceeded the climb performance of the powered glider and resulted in his inability to maintain clearance from the trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly near building clouds and rain shower activity.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1997 Stemme Gmbh & Co S10-VT).

1. Jan 31, 2019deregistered — Saunders Robert

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N5021 was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1997 Stemme Gmbh & Co S10-VT above.

• until Jul 13, 1948Fairchild KR-31 (s/n 149)
• until Mar 31, 1928Curtiss JN4D (s/n 34189)

Frequently asked

Has N5021 been in an accident?

Yes. N5021 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2016.

What kind of aircraft is N5021?

N5021 is a 1997 Stemme Gmbh & Co S10-VT (glider), serial number 11-010.

Has N5021 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N5021 (CEN16FA331) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.