# N18997: Laister-Kauffmann BOWLUS BA-100

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Laister-Kauffmann BOWLUS BA-100](https://openairdocs.org/model/laister-kauffmann-bowlus-ba-100) (registry code 50901U3, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC G-8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20G-8) (Laister-Kauffmann Aircraft Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 106
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: August 1, 2020
- Expires: August 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A165CE
- Registered owner: [Knerr Joshua D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNERR%20JOSHUA%20D)
- Location: [Tehachapi, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tehachapi)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0995° N, 118.5182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93561, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18997
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18997

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 (Laister-Kauffmann BOWLUS BA-100)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N18997.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N18997.

## 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 N18997

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N18997 before.

- [Cancelled 1948-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18997-1948-05-25): Consolidated 28-4, S/N C-4, built 1939. Owner: [American Export Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20EXPORT%20AIRLINES%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

## Related

- Other Laister-Kauffmann BOWLUS BA-100 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/laister-kauffmann-bowlus-ba-100/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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