# N106SC: 1940 Saint Louis YPT-15

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Saint Louis YPT-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/saint-louis-ypt-15) (registry code 7920302, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Wright 760A B D E&ET](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760a-b-d-e-et) (registry code 67009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS AR-6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/AR-6) (Arizona Aviation Service) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 106
- Year built: 1940
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 21, 2022
- Certificate issued: October 31, 2017
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A01C91
- Registered owner: [Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20ANTIQUE%20AEROPLANE%20%26%20AUTOMOBILE%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Hood River, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hood%20River)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6068° N, 121.6023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97031, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=106SC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N106SC

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Saint Louis YPT-15)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright 760A B D E&ET)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC90LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA037), Nov 30, 1989: Saint Louis YPT-15 (N106SC), Creve Coeur, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUITING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SUN GLARE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19891130047809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891130047809A), Nov 30, 1989: Stlous YPT15 (N106SC), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. Ground looped after landing. Stated sun obscured his vision.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Saint Louis YPT-15 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/saint-louis-ypt-15/aircraft.md
- The Wright 760A B D E&ET engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760a-b-d-e-et.md

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