# Bowlus BA-100

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 50901FB, 50901KZ
- Manufacturer (registry): BOWLUS
- Model: BA-100
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 60 mph
- Certification: Type certificated
- Data sheet: [TCDS TC G-8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20G-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Holder: Laister-Kauffmann Aircraft Corporation
- Registered aircraft: 6
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/bowlus-ba-100

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (6)

- [N15540](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15540): [Feher Ernest V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEHER%20ERNEST%20V), [Lake Forest, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lake%20Forest), S/N 115
- [N17641](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17641): [Port Townsend Aero Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PORT%20TOWNSEND%20AERO%20MUSEUM), [Port Townsend, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Port%20Townsend), S/N 174
- [N1951](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1951): [Knerr Joshua D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNERR%20JOSHUA%20D), [Tehachapi, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tehachapi), S/N 168
- [N19993](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19993): [Opat Randall J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OPAT%20RANDALL%20J), [Port Saint Lucie, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Port%20Saint%20Lucie), built 1941, S/N 129
- [N25605](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25605): [Museum Of Flight Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUSEUM%20OF%20FLIGHT%20FOUNDATION), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle), built 1940, S/N 114
- [N68724](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68724): [Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20ANTIQUE%20AEROPLANE%20%26%20AUTOMOBILE%20MUSEUM), [Hood River, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hood%20River), S/N 160

## 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 OAK74DVW17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVW17), Apr 8, 1974: Bowlus BA-100 (N28387), Henderson, NV, 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.

- [Accident 19740408005679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740408005679A), Apr 8, 1974: Laikfn BA100 (N28387), Henderson, NV, Substantial damage. Single wheel sailplane. Plt was s turning on apch to lose alt.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Laister-Kauffmann BOWLUS BA-100](https://openairdocs.org/model/laister-kauffmann-bowlus-ba-100): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 50901U3
- [Paul Wells BA100](https://openairdocs.org/model/paul-wells-ba100): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05633CH
- [Smith Kelly M BA100](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-kelly-m-ba100): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056061L
- [Forsyth Harry G BA 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/forsyth-harry-g-ba-100): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05606YA
- [Douglas Brian G BA-100](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-brian-g-ba-100): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056306G

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