# N415PS: AMS Flight D O O CARAT A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [AMS Flight D O O CARAT A](https://openairdocs.org/model/ams-flight-d-o-o-carat-a) (registry code 05615YH, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: CA013
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 2004
- Certificate issued: April 24, 2018
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A4E809
- Registered owner: [Thams Kurt T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THAMS%20KURT%20T)
- Location: [Soquel, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Soquel)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0407° N, 121.9317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95073, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=415PS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N415PS

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 (AMS Flight D O O CARAT A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N415PS.

## 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 20100430033609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100430033609I), Apr 30, 2010: Ams Flight CARAT A (N415PS), Panoche, CA, Minor damage. On takeoff roll landing gear struck unknown object, thought to be gopher hole. Takeoff aborted. On roll out right wing tip dropped causing ground loop into 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.

## Related

- Other AMS Flight D O O CARAT A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ams-flight-d-o-o-carat-a/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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