# N15785: 1935 Davis D-1-W

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Davis D-1-W](https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-d-1-w) (registry code 2740506, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Warner SS165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss165-series) (registry code 64504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 2-394](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%202-394) (Davis Aircraft Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 801
- Year built: 1935
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 3, 1960
- Certificate issued: April 11, 2024
- Expires: April 30, 2031
- Mode S code: A0E7BE
- Registered owner: [Ayers Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AYERS%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Gainesville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Gainesville)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6616° N, 97.1764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76240, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15785
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15785

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Warner SS165 model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Davis D-1-W)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Warner SS165 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N15785.

## 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.

- [Incident 19910724041029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724041029I), Jul 24, 1991: Davis D1W (N15785), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Pilot landed in quartering tailwind. Veered off runway and tipped up on nose on rollout.

## 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) (1)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Davis D-1-W)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC

## Related

- Other Davis D-1-W aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-d-1-w/aircraft.md
- The Warner SS165 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss165-series.md

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