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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 3, 2026Phoenix Air Sro U-15 PHOENIX
N44DY is a Phoenix Air Sro U-15 PHOENIX, a glider with a four-stroke engine, built in 2010. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Oceanside, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 22, 2019 and expires on January 31, 2029. It holds a light sport airworthiness certificate for glider, dated August 6, 2010.
Where is it now Last seen October 13 at 4:38 pm.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Phoenix Air Sro
- Model
- U-15 PHOENIX · all U-15 PHOENIXs and related versions
- Built of
- compositeThe airframe is composite: carbon fibre or glass fibre set in resin, moulded in large pieces with few joints, which gives smooth shapes but needs different inspection and repair methods from metal. This is how the Phoenix Air Sro U-15 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 02/U15
- Type
- GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Four-cycle pistonFAA type of engine code 8 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Rotax 912ULS SERIES · 100 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas; the engine's maker also approves mogas, UL91, UL94
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 2010
- Transponder code
- A548A6 (octal 51244246)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- January 22, 2019
- Expires
- January 31, 2029
- Last FAA action
- July 7, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Light sportFAA airworthiness class code 9 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · GliderFAA certificate purpose code G (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · August 6, 2010
- FAA region
- Western-PacificFAA region code 4 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01056590
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Levy Douglas R
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 3351 Avenida de Loyola
Oceanside, CA 92056-3224
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N44DY links to the rest of the register
- Phoenix Air Sro U-15 22 registered
- Phoenix Air Sro 28 aircraft on the register
- Built of composite · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Rotax 912ULS series 3,382 aircraft with this engine series · 100 hp
- Oceanside, CA 71 aircraft registered in this town
- Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield · OKB
- California 27,713 aircraft registered
- Where N44DY is now · Last seen October 13 at 4:38 pm.
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The public federal record on N44DY, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Levy Douglas R, an individual, certificate issued January 22, 2019, expires January 31, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Light sport certificate for glider, dated August 6, 2010, consistent with the 2010 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 02/U15 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N44DY was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Piper PA-28RT-201T (serial 28R7931002, cancelled October 19, 1994). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
1 NTSB record under N44DY: Accident on November 18, 2021 at Carlsbad, CA: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Phoenix Air U-15 PHOENIX · operated under 091
The pilot’s failure to maintain distance with an airport sign while taxiing.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 3, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 3, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 3, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 3, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data