N7475 — 1968 Slingsby CAPSTAN TYPE 49B

Aircraft record

Serial number

1664

Manufacturer

Slingsby

Model

CAPSTAN TYPE 49B

Year

1968

Category

Glider

Engine

None None

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N7475 →

Accident & incident history

1. ERA11FA401Jul 15, 2011Hollywood, MDFatal · 1 fatal

   The glider pilot’s improper response to the “check spoilers” signal from the tow pilot. Contributing to the accident was the glider pilot’s failure to confirm that the spoilers were closed and locked before takeoff, and the glider copilot’s improper crew coordination response to the “check spoilers” signal from the tow pilot.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1968 Slingsby CAPSTAN TYPE 49B).

1. Jan 8, 2018deregistered — Mirales Nicholas J

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N7475 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1968 Slingsby CAPSTAN TYPE 49B above.

• until Oct 31, 19371928 Waco 125 (s/n 1484)

Frequently asked

Has N7475 been in an accident?

Yes. N7475 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2011.

What kind of aircraft is N7475?

N7475 is a 1968 Slingsby CAPSTAN TYPE 49B (glider), serial number 1664.

Has N7475 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N7475 (ERA11FA401) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.