# N14981: 1975 Chambliss DAVIS DA-2A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Chambliss DAVIS DA-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/chambliss-davis-da-2a) (registry code 0561326, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 182
- Year built: 1975
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 28, 1981
- Certificate issued: January 14, 2011
- Expires: January 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A0C7A9
- Registered owner: [Chambliss Aerobatics LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAMBLISS%20AEROBATICS%20LLC)
- Location: [Eloy, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Eloy)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6538° N, 111.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85131, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=14981
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14981

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 (Chambliss DAVIS DA-2A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N14981.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19920908045689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920908045689I), Sep 8, 1992: Amtrdv DAVISDA2A (N14981), Sand Springs, OK, Minor damage. Engine lost power in flight. Forced landing in a field. NR3 cylinder intake valve was stuck.
- [Incident 19830213012959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830213012959I), Feb 13, 1983: Amtrdv DAVISDA2A (N14981), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Impact broke nose strut. Airplane skidded off runway into a runway light.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N14981

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N14981 before.

- [Cancelled 1940-01-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14981-1940-01-26): Lockheed ELECTRA 10-A, S/N 1044, built 1935. Exported to Colombia. Owner: [South American Gulf Oil Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20AMERICAN%20GULF%20OIL%20CO), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

## Related

- Other Chambliss DAVIS DA-2A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/chambliss-davis-da-2a/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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