# N97DT: 1980 Laister Sailplane Products LP-15, registration cancelled 2019-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Laister Sailplane Products LP-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/laister-sailplane-products-lp-15) (registry code 5100108)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: N-14
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: April 15, 1980
- Certificate issued: November 30, 2015
- Last registry action: November 30, 2015
- Mode S code: AD81A9
- Owner when cancelled: [Funderburk Blair A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FUNDERBURK%20BLAIR%20A)
- Location: [Lebanon, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Lebanon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2639° N, 86.2692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37087, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97DT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97DT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97DT-2019-03-16

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 Laister Sailplane Products LP-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/laister-sailplane-products-lp-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 LAX92LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA192), Apr 26, 1992: Laister Nugget (N97DT), Bishop, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPERLY PLANNED NO-FLAP LANDING APPROACH; FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST; AND INADVERTENT GEAR RETRACTION. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE BUCKLING OF THE…

## 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 19920426011679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920426011679A), Apr 26, 1992: Laistr LP15 (N97DT), Bishop, CA, Substantial damage. Turbulence caused wing to buckle, fuselage cracked, flaps stuck up. Retracted gear instead of extend on landing.

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