# N157P: 2023 Rotorsport UK CAVALON - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Rotorsport UK CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/rotorsport-uk-cavalon) (registry code 7980111, 2 seats) - Engine: [Rotax 915 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (registry code 55620) - Data sheets: [TCDS Q00011NY](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/Q00011NY) (AutoGyro Certification Limited), [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: RSUK-V00548 - Year built: 2023 - Type: Gyroplane - Engine type: 4 cycle - Airworthiness: Primary - Airworthiness date: February 16, 2024 - Certificate issued: August 12, 2025 - Expires: August 31, 2032 - Mode S code: A0E575 - Registered owner: [Gyro-Ventures LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GYRO-VENTURES%20LLC) - Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 33.8225° N, 112.1304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85086, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=157P - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157P 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 Rotax 915 IS model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 3 in force ### Matched by airframe (Rotorsport UK CAVALON) - [AD 2022-13-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-13-07): Main Rotor Blades · AutoGyro Certification Calidus, Cavalon and MTOsport 2017. Effective Jul 7, 2022 ### Matched by engine (Rotax 915 IS series) - [AD 2026-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-04-02): Turbine Engine Reduction Gear · BRP-Rotax 915 iSc2 C24 and 915 iSc3 C24. Effective Mar 19, 2026 - [AD 2025-15-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-15-03): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Aug 6, 2025 ### Historical (superseded or no longer in force) - [AD 2025-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-07-02) (historical): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Apr 21, 2025 ## 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 WPR25LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA115), Mar 20, 2025: Rotorsport UK Cavalon (N157P), Murrieta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an approach and subsequent descent into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s failure to perform a go-around… ## 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 20250320002489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250320002489A), Mar 20, 2025: Rotorsport Uk Ltd CAVALON (N157P), Murrieta, CA, Substantial damage. The student was on a solo cross-country flight to complete her student solo cross country requirement hours. The cross-country plan was kcno (chino) to F70 to… ## 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 engine (Rotax 915 IS series) - [STC SE01966WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01966WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas in spark ignition piston aircraft engines. General Aviation Modifications Inc. Lists 915 iSc2 C24 ## Earlier aircraft with N157P The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N157P before. - [Cancelled 1989-06-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157P-1989-06-28): Bell 206B, S/N 2771. Triennial form not returned ## Related - Other Rotorsport UK CAVALON aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rotorsport-uk-cavalon/aircraft.md - The Rotax 915 IS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.