At 16:07 30 March 2020, wrote:
On Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 9:00:56 PM UTC-4, son_of_flubber wrote:
What do you do when the executor of an estate is willing but unable to
provide the maintenance logs for a glider that you are trying to buy?

Any other tips on buying a glider from an estate?

Explain to the executor of the estate the difference in sales price of a
glider with complete logs vs a glider w/o logs. That might motivate the
family to have another look for the missing logs.

If it has been less than decades since the glider was being actively
flown.
Check the OLC to find out where the pilot actively flew. Or based on where
they lived you can contact the surrounding clubs/FBO's to track down where
they flew and hopefully get the names of the local mechanics who were
inspecting gliders in that area. You can then contact those mechanics and
hopefully find the mechanic who was doing that glider/owners inspections.

Some mechanics keep an inspection log or even invoice copies that may
include the gliders total time. Standard airworthiness gliders needed an
IA sign off, which further improves the record keeping potential.
Unfortunately mechanics do retire, pass away or otherwise have no records
available.

But for those sellers/buyers willing to invest the time and energy. It's a
great starting point for re-creating missing glider maintenance logs and
potentially increasing a gliders value.