# N515W: 1940 Buecker 133

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Buecker 133](https://openairdocs.org/model/buecker-133) (registry code 1590322, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 47
- Year built: 1940
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 17, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 8, 1980
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A675F6
- Registered owner: [William M Meyer](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAM%20M%20MEYER)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0086° N, 87.6946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60645, 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=515W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N515W

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 (Buecker 133)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N515W.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N515W.

## 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 N515W

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N515W before.

- [Cancelled 1948-03-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515W-1948-03-19): Monocoupe 90, S/N 548. Owner: [Frog'S Flying Field Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FROG'S%20FLYING%20FIELD%20INC), [East Moriches, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/East%20Moriches)

## Related

- Other Buecker 133 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/buecker-133/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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