# Laister Sailplane Products LP-15

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 5100108
- Manufacturer (registry): LAISTER SAILPLANE PRODUCTS
- Model: LP-15
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 112 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/laister-sailplane-products-lp-15

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)

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 (1)

- [N9VN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9VN): [Madson James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MADSON%20JAMES), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas), built 1975, S/N N6

## 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 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…
- [NTSB LAX79FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA027), Jan 27, 1979: Laister LP15 (N15LP), Lake Elsinore, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 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.
- [Accident 19790127001669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790127001669A), Jan 27, 1979: Laistr LP15B (N15LP), Lake Elsinore, CA, Substantial damage. Acft was observed to make a steep turn on final. The nose came up after 180 deg of turn,then dropped.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Laister Sailplane LP-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/laister-sailplane-lp-15): 5 registered aircraft, registry code 5100202

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