Glider

N15540

Bowlus BA-100

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
115
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lake Forest, CA
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Registration record

N15540 on the FAA register

Type
Bowlus BA-100
Serial
115
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lake Forest, CA
Certificate issued
2015-07-27
Airworthiness date
1965-05-07
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0DFBF
Mode S (octal)
50157677
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-07-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N15540.
  • 1965-05-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N15540

N15540 is a Bowlus BA-100, serial number 115. It is registered to an individual in Lake Forest, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 27, 2015 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 7, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N15540.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N15540.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.