# N9159: 1969 Ruehle HP-14

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ruehle HP-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/ruehle-hp-14) (registry code 0560339, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: WHR-2
- Year built: 1969
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 1, 1980
- Certificate issued: June 13, 2001
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: ACACD1
- Registered owner: [Mansfield Edward S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MANSFIELD%20EDWARD%20S)
- Location: [Salem, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Salem)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5285° N, 70.8689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01970, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9159

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 (Ruehle HP-14)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

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 FTW74DPA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPA28), Jun 9, 1974: Sailplane HP14 (N9159), Caddo Mills, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N9159.

## Reports on N9159 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N9159, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19740609020479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740609020479A), Jun 9, 1974: Amtr 0560310 (N9159), Caddo Mills, TX, Substantial damage. Exp sailplane on acft tow. Plt abruptly pulled back on stick. Tail wheel jammed elev in nose up pos.

## 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 N9159

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9159 before.

- [Cancelled 1931-04-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9159-1931-04-27): Loening C-2-C, S/N 221, built 1929. Owner: [Field Marshall](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIELD%20MARSHALL), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

## Related

- Other Ruehle HP-14 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ruehle-hp-14/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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