# N15TE: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 8, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15TE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15TE

## Aircraft that carried N15TE

- [Cancelled 2018-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15TE-2018-06-08): Ealand Charles LIONHEART, S/N GA-LH-008, built 2006. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ealand Charles D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EALAND%20CHARLES%20D), [Los Osos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Osos)

## NTSB investigations on N15TE (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 WPR14CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA365), Sep 5, 2014: Ealand Charles Lionheart (N15TE), Santa Maria, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate landing flare and subsequent loss of directional control during the landing roll.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N15TE (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 20140905016239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140905016239A), Sep 5, 2014: Ealand Charles LIONHEART (N15TE), Santa Maria, CA, Substantial damage. On September 5, 2014, during a tail wheel landing at ksmx, Santa Maria California, the accident aircraft, N15TE, bounced twice on runway 30, and drifted right.…

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