# N150PL: Troy Built Models TBM UAV-3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Troy Built Models TBM UAV-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/troy-built-models-tbm-uav-3) (registry code 06101GA)
- Serial number: 2016-002
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Certificate issued: September 16, 2016
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A0CB7F
- Registered owners: [State Of Iowa University Of Iowa](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20OF%20IOWA%20UNIVERSITY%20OF%20IOWA), [Operator Performance Lab (Opl)](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OPERATOR%20PERFORMANCE%20LAB%20(OPL))
- Location: [Iowa City, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Iowa%20City)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6629° N, 91.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52242, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=150PL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N150PL

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 (Troy Built Models TBM UAV-3)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N150PL.

## NTSB investigations on N150PL not matched to an aircraft (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 ANC01LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA060), May 30, 2001: de Havilland DHC-2 (N150PL), Alexander, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor pilot's inadequate supervision of the flight. Factors in the accident were the dual student's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, and the presence of a sand bar in the landing…

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N150PL.

## Reports on N150PL not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N150PL, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 20010531038569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010531038569A), May 31, 2001: Dhav DHC2* (N150PL), Skwentna, AK, No damage. (-23) Airman landed aircraft at Alexander creek which is a heavily used area by float aircraft. He was on a training flight for recently purcased aircraft. He…

## 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 Troy Built Models TBM UAV-3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/troy-built-models-tbm-uav-3/aircraft.md

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