Glider

N9159

1969 Homebuilt HP-14

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
WHR-2
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Salem, MA
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Registration record

N9159 on the FAA register

Type
1969 Homebuilt HP-14
Serial
WHR-2
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Salem, MA
Certificate issued
2001-06-13
Airworthiness date
1980-04-01
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ACACD1
Mode S (octal)
53126321
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-06-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N9159 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1969
    Manufactured (1969).
  • 1931-04-27
    N9159 previously assigned to a Homebuilt C-2-C (s/n 221); cancelled.
Overview

About N9159

N9159 is a 1969 Homebuilt HP-14, serial number WHR-2. It is registered to an individual in Salem, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 13, 2001 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 1, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9159. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-06-09 Accident · Caddo Mills,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1793
Reported aircraft: Sailplane HP14 — a different aircraft that carried the N9159 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CK ON STICK.TAIL WHEEL JAMMED ELEV IN NOSE UP POS.

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.