# N96Y: Esslstyn BRYAN AIRCRAFT RS-15, registration cancelled 2001-02-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 2, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Esslstyn BRYAN AIRCRAFT RS-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/esslstyn-bryan-aircraft-rs-15) (registry code 0562337)
- Serial number: 16
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: July 30, 1991
- Last registry action: December 19, 2000
- Mode S code: AD5BF3
- Owner when cancelled: [Triad Group Of Silent Knights Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRIAD%20GROUP%20OF%20SILENT%20KNIGHTS%20INC)
- Location: [Ames, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Ames)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0309° N, 93.5876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50010, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96Y-2001-02-02

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 Esslstyn BRYAN AIRCRAFT RS-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/esslstyn-bryan-aircraft-rs-15.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 NYC77FGM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM19), Mar 26, 1977: Esslstyn RS-15 (N96Y), Altoona, PA, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19910428016889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910428016889I), Apr 28, 1991: Amtr RS15 (N96Y), Ames, IA, Minor damage. During climbout on tow canopy opened and departed. Pilot released tow and landed safely.

## Other aircraft with N96Y

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96Y): Beech 65-A90-4, S/N LU-8, built 1970
- [Cancelled 1965-07-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96Y-1965-07-23): Faur Helicopter FAUR-HF1, S/N 1. Owner: [Faur Irvin H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAUR%20IRVIN%20H), [Princeton, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Princeton)

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