# N183DB: Phoenix Air Sro U-15 PHOENIX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Phoenix Air Sro U-15 PHOENIX](https://openairdocs.org/model/phoenix-air-sro-u-15-phoenix) (registry code 0600079, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 07/U15
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: June 8, 2011
- Certificate issued: September 13, 2021
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A14C1E
- Registered owner: [Pennsylvania College Of Technology](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENNSYLVANIA%20COLLEGE%20OF%20TECHNOLOGY)
- Location: [Williamsport, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Williamsport)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3450° N, 76.8572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17701, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=183DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N183DB

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 912ULS model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Phoenix Air Sro U-15 PHOENIX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N183DB.

## 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 20170723014829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170723014829I), Jul 23, 2017: Phoenix Air Sro U-15 PHOENIX (N183DB), Leesburg, VA, Minor damage. On 23 July 2017, at approximately 1330, a Phoenix Air Sro (motor glider) attempted to takeoff from Leesburg airport (jyo) VA. Prior to liftoff speed, the…

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N183DB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N183DB before.

- [Cancelled 2005-06-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N183DB-2005-06-09): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-7305076, built 1972. Sale reported. Owner: [Pleasant Grove, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pleasant%20Grove)

## Related

- Other Phoenix Air Sro U-15 PHOENIX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/phoenix-air-sro-u-15-phoenix/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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