Aircraft Description
N3980 is a 1968 Schleicher ASK-14, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Croce James Francesco in Darmstadt, IN. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 5, 1980. The registration certificate was issued on October 17, 2022. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2029. Powered by a Hirth F10 engine producing 26 horsepower, N3980 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A4A2D9 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N3980 was last updated on September 9, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Schleicher is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 607 Schleicher aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the ASK-14 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N3980. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC