# N80515: 2003 Gernon SEAREY

- Status: Registration pending
- Airframe: [Gernon SEAREY](https://openairdocs.org/model/gernon-searey) (registry code 05615ZP, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: 1DK315C
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 2003
- Mode S code: AAF709
- Location: [San Luis Obispo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Luis%20Obispo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2359° N, 120.6160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93401, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80515
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80515

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 (Gernon SEAREY)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax SEE BOMBADIER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN26LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA315), Sep 10, 2026: Progressive Aerodyne Searey (N80515), DeQuincy, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff after encountering a wind gust. Contributing to the accident was nearby convective activity.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20260910011899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260910011899A), Sep 10, 2026: Gernon Aviation Inc SEAREY (N80515), De Quincy, LA, Substantial damage. The pilot of an experimental amateur-built airplane encountered a crosswind gust of air during take-off runway 340 from De Quincy Industrial Airpark (5R8) in…
- [Incident 20061205027689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061205027689I), Dec 5, 2006: Amtr SEAREY (N80515), New Smyrnabeach, FL. (-23) Pilot requested grass landing and forgot to put gear down, no damage to aircraft.

## 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 N80515

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N80515 before.

- [Cancelled 1976-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80515-1976-09-17): Cessna 172M, S/N 17266631. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Dunkirk Aviation Sales & Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNKIRK%20AVIATION%20SALES%20%26%20SERVICE%20INC), [Dunkirk, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Dunkirk)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80515-1965-05-22): Globe GC-1A, S/N 18, built 1946. Owner: [Martin Tommy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20TOMMY), [Pasadena, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Pasadena)

## Related

- Other Gernon SEAREY aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gernon-searey/aircraft.md
- The Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier.md

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