# N501WG: 2013 Jonker Sailplanes JS1-C, registration cancelled 2015-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2015
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Jonker Sailplanes JS1-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/jonker-sailplanes-js1-c) (registry code 056321V)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1C-050
- Year built: 2013
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 4, 2013
- Certificate issued: October 21, 2013
- Last registry action: October 21, 2013
- Mode S code: A63FA2
- Owner when cancelled: [Gawthrop William H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAWTHROP%20WILLIAM%20H)
- Location: [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2227° N, 119.7016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89706, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501WG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501WG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501WG-2015-05-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Jonker Sailplanes JS1-C: https://openairdocs.org/model/jonker-sailplanes-js1-c.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 WPR14CA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA292), Jul 14, 2014: Jonker Sailplanes JS1-C (N501WG), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control in gusting wind conditions while on final approach to the runway.

## 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 20140713013109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140713013109A), Jul 13, 2014: Jonker Sailplanes (Pty) Ltd JS1-C (N501WG), Truckee, CA, Substantial damage. During landing on runway 19 after a five hour flight, the pilot entered the traffic pattern on a left down wind approach. The down wing leg of the approach was…

## Other aircraft with N501WG

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501WG): Jonker Sailplanes JS1-C, S/N 1C-083, built 2015

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