# N115DS: Gulfstream American GA-7, registration cancelled 1997-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Gulfstream American GA-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-ga-7) (registry code 3970107)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: GA70115
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 27, 1984
- Last registry action: January 15, 1997
- Mode S code: A03F22
- Owner when cancelled: [Elizabethtown Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELIZABETHTOWN%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Elizabethtown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Elizabethtown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1670° N, 76.6089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17022, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=115DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115DS-1997-03-10

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Gulfstream American GA-7: https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-ga-7.md

## 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 NYC89FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA073), Jan 26, 1989: Grumman GA-7 (N115DS), Spartansburg, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS DECISION TO DISREGARD THE WEATHER FORECAST AND ATTEMPT FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS. AFTER THE WINGS STARTED TO ICE UP, THE PILOT INITIATED A CLIMB BUT COULD NOT MAINTAIN AIRSPEED…

## 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.

- [Accident 19890126001219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890126001219A), Jan 26, 1989: Gulstm GA7 (N115DS), Spartansburg, PA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Operated into forecast severe icing conditions. Lost control and dived into the ground. Not equipped for icing.

## Other aircraft with N115DS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115DS): Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD, S/N 2028, built 2000

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