# N159CA: 1985 Centrair 101RC

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Centrair 101RC](https://openairdocs.org/model/centrair-101rc) (registry code 1990108, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 101505
- Year built: 1985
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 29, 1985
- Certificate issued: August 6, 2018
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A0EBD1
- Registered owner: [Leroy Philippe G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEROY%20PHILIPPE%20G)
- Location: [Willcox, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Willcox)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2518° N, 109.8357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willcox, AZ, 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=159CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159CA

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 (Centrair 101RC)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N159CA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N159CA.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N159CA not matched to an aircraft (4)

They name N159CA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR COMA9910101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910101), Jun 29, 1999: SWIVEL. LEAKING. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR MIDDLE BRAKE SWIVEL LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWIVEL.
- [SDR COMA9910082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910082), May 22, 1999: PITOT LINE. CONTAMINATED. COPILOTS AIRSPEED INDICATOR INOPERABLE. PURGED PITOT LINE, SYSTEM TEST NORMAL.
- [SDR COMA9810028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810028), Jan 23, 1998: HYD SYST. REQD SERVICE. GREEN HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LOW. SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, INSPECTED FOR LEAKS AND NONE FOUND.
- [SDR COM11953](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COM11953), Aug 13, 1995: FLAP WARNING. MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN FLAPS SELECTED TO 15 DEGREES DURING APPROACH ASYMMETRY WARNING CAME ON. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CYCLED FLAPS 20 TIMES WITH NO MALFUNCTION. ACFT RETURN

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Centrair 101RC aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/centrair-101rc/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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