Slingsby T.59.D
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Photo: Jelle Vandebeeck from Leuven, Belgium · CC BY 2.0
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T.59.D
Slingsby · T.59.D
Model overview
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 41
- Active
- 41
- Origin
- United Kingdom
Certifying authorities
FAA
Variants
Per-variant specifications
| Variant | Engine | MTOW | Range | Cruise | Pax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.59.D Kestrel T.59.D Kestrel | — | — | — | — | — |
Type certification
The FAA paperwork
TCDS G27EU · Rev 1
The FAA-issued Type Certificate for this model is on file (TCDS G27EU), but we haven't yet extracted the structured spec values.
Read the TCDS (PDF) →Safety & ops history
Where to look next
Detailed safety & ops history coming soon — view this model's FAA Airworthiness Directives at FAA.gov.
This aircraft
Tools
Explore Sprinkle
Slingsby T.59.D market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Slingsby T.59.D fleet — updated daily.
Fleet age
54 yearsmedian age
70s
Of the 12 registered Slingsby T.59.D with a known build year (29% of the 41 we track), the median age is 54 years.
Registration activity
2changed registration in 12 months
2 of the 41 registered Slingsby T.59.D we track changed registration in the last 12 months (5% of the fleet), across 2 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.
Registered T.59.D aircraft
Individual T.59.D airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- N98PN· 1975
- VH-UWP· 1974
- VH-GGR· 1973
- C-FDZV· 1973
- C-FEI· 1973
- N74T· 1973
- N113DA· 1972
- C-FFKQ· 1972
- VH-GVD· 1971
- VH-GZG· 1971
- VH-GSV· 1971
- VH-GSY· 1971
- G-DCTL
- G-DCXM
- N9270T
- G-DDBS
- N591MH
- G-DCTM
- G-DCZR
- G-KESY
- G-DDEB
- D-0247
- D-0788
- SE-UTF