# Centrair 101C

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 1990105
- Manufacturer (registry): CENTRAIR
- Model: 101C
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/centrair-101c

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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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