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  • Re: Stolen Sailplane and trailer

    From Sean Franke@21:1/5 to All on Wed Sep 7 09:41:07 2022
    On Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 4:37:34 PM UTC-7, AS wrote:
    On Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 5:42:12 PM UTC-5, Jeff Bures wrote:
    That really sucks. Who would steal it, knowing what it is? Probably some ignorant crook hoping for tools or machinery. There's not a large market for stolen sailplanes. Value is likely zero to anyone but a pilot, and what pilot would buy/fly a stolen
    sailplane. Hopefully it will be discovered abandon somewhere without much damage.

    Don't forget to post elsewhere, like https://www.reddit.com/r/Gliding/. There might be a better chance of recovering it if you spread the word beyond the sailplane community to flying clubs, EAA chapters, local FBOs, or even airport managers. Someone
    stupid enough to steal it might be stupid enough to take it to an airport to try and sell it.

    I've always wondered if a LoJack or Tile or AirTag might help recover a stolen sailplane when trailered.

    Who would steal it, knowing what it is? <<
    Jeff - a few years ago, several gliders got stolen right out of a club's hangar in Denmark. They have not been recovered and the crook actually contacted the club offering them for a buy-back. The club respectfully declined since their insurance had
    paid up, thus leaving the crook with a bunch of hot and useless (to him) parts. So, yes - gliders get stolen.
    John - hope you recover your glider - best of luck to you.

    Uli
    'AS'
    W&W received a call about placing a new classified. A trailer was purchased at auction. It just happened to have an AC-4 inside. What is the N-number for the stolen AC-4?

    Sean

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  • From John Smith@21:1/5 to seanr...@gmail.com on Wed Sep 7 18:24:01 2022
    On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 9:41:09 AM UTC-7, seanr...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 4:37:34 PM UTC-7, AS wrote:
    On Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 5:42:12 PM UTC-5, Jeff Bures wrote:
    That really sucks. Who would steal it, knowing what it is? Probably some ignorant crook hoping for tools or machinery. There's not a large market for stolen sailplanes. Value is likely zero to anyone but a pilot, and what pilot would buy/fly a
    stolen sailplane. Hopefully it will be discovered abandon somewhere without much damage.

    Don't forget to post elsewhere, like https://www.reddit.com/r/Gliding/. There might be a better chance of recovering it if you spread the word beyond the sailplane community to flying clubs, EAA chapters, local FBOs, or even airport managers.
    Someone stupid enough to steal it might be stupid enough to take it to an airport to try and sell it.

    I've always wondered if a LoJack or Tile or AirTag might help recover a stolen sailplane when trailered.

    Who would steal it, knowing what it is? <<
    Jeff - a few years ago, several gliders got stolen right out of a club's hangar in Denmark. They have not been recovered and the crook actually contacted the club offering them for a buy-back. The club respectfully declined since their insurance had
    paid up, thus leaving the crook with a bunch of hot and useless (to him) parts. So, yes - gliders get stolen.
    John - hope you recover your glider - best of luck to you.

    Uli
    'AS'
    W&W received a call about placing a new classified. A trailer was purchased at auction. It just happened to have an AC-4 inside. What is the N-number for the stolen AC-4?

    Sean
    The Serial Number is 34 and the N Number is 80750..

    John

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