# N18979: 1939 Bowlus BA-100, registration cancelled 1971-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bowlus BA-100](https://openairdocs.org/model/bowlus-ba-100) (registry code 50901FB)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC G-8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20G-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BA100
- Year built: 1939
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: January 6, 1955
- Mode S code: A1658A
- Owner when cancelled: [Wiplinger B A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIPLINGER%20B%20A)
- Location: [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9508° N, 93.0876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55101, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18979
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18979
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18979-1971-07-19

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 Bowlus BA-100: https://openairdocs.org/model/bowlus-ba-100.md

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