# N991JB: 1983 Centrair 101C, registration cancelled 2013-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Centrair 101C](https://openairdocs.org/model/centrair-101c) (registry code 1990105)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 101901
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: January 10, 1985
- Last registry action: October 6, 2008
- Mode S code: ADD724
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6146° N, 111.9497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85254, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N991JB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=991JB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N991JB-2013-06-27

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 Centrair 101C: https://openairdocs.org/model/centrair-101c.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 DEN07CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA092), May 12, 2007: Centrair 101C (N991JB), Alamogordo, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to control the glider after encountering the downdraft causing the glider to land short of the dirt strip. Factors contributing to the accident were the downdraft and the runway…
- [NTSB FTW97LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA201), May 25, 1997: Centrair 101C (N991JB), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decison. Factors relating to the accident were: lack of thermal lift, which resulted in an off-airport landing, and the lack of suitable terrain for the landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20070512020199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070512020199A), May 12, 2007: Cntrar 101CCENTR (N991JB), Alamogordo, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On 05/12/07 approximately 2:15 pm, MST, a centrair 101C (N991JB) registered to and operated by the pilot [privacy data omitted] sustained substantial…
- [Accident 19970525012909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970525012909A), May 25, 1997: Cntrar 101ACENTR (N991JB), Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage. Struck guardrail landing on a highway. Lost thermals on crosscountry. Tried for alternate. Landed on I25 instead. (-23) glider departed moriarty airport at 130…

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