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Howard Aircraft DGA-15

97 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1920 to 1956; half of them date from 1943 or earlier. California has the most (11). 28% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Howard Aircraft DGA-15: 1939 general aviation aircraft by Howard Aircraft
Photo: Junkyard kahrs at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Howard DGA-15 on Wikipedia

About the DGA-15 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines
P&W R-985 Series (72), P&W Wjr-B-S-T (3), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (3)
Seats
5
Cruise speed
about 150 mph
Built of
steel tube, wood and fabric · A steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings under fabric.
Maker on the register
Howard Aircraft
Registered
earliest certificate April 23, 1968; newest July 29, 2026

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
DGA-15P961920 to 195699.0%
DGA-15J1—1.0%

When they were built by decade · 25 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19201
19302
194067
19502

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20102
20112
20121
20133
20141
20154
20166
20171
20183
20194
20203
20212
20225
202310
20248
20256
20269

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard8588%
None on file99%
Experimental33%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Sterling Foundation5Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee2Pikes Peak Flyers LLP2Aircraft Marketing & Leasing LLC2Yanks Air Museum1Wings West Consulting LLC1White Bear Dga LLC1Sterlilng Foundation1Sharp Aviation LLC1Nighthawk Air Systems INC1Nebulous LLC1Museum of Flight Hixson1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Sterling Foundation5
Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee2
Pikes Peak Flyers LLP2
Aircraft Marketing & Leasing LLC2
Yanks Air Museum1
Wings West Consulting LLC1
White Bear Dga LLC1
Sterlilng Foundation1
Sharp Aviation LLC1
Nighthawk Air Systems INC1
Nebulous LLC1
Museum of Flight Hixson1

Fleet pages: Sterling Foundation · Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee · Pikes Peak Flyers LLP · Aircraft Marketing & Leasing LLC · Yanks Air Museum · Nighthawk Air Systems INC

Accident history NTSB records · 3 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

2025-07-22ERA25LA276 · DGA-15P N67722 · accident near Farmingdale, NY · no injuries
2022-10-14ERA23LA032 · DGA-15P N63597 · accident near Lawrenceburg, TN · no injuries
2002-06-24DEN02LA059 · DGA-15P N9471H · accident near Deming, NM · no injuries

The 3 most recent of 3 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Howard Aircraft DGA-15 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

97 as of October 30, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Howard Aircraft DGA-15s?

California, with 11.

Who owns the Howard Aircraft DGA-15?

28% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Howard Aircraft DGA-15s on the register built?

Between 1920 and 1956; half of them in 1943 or earlier.

How many Howard Aircraft DGA-15 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

3 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Howard Aircraft DGA-15 made of?

A welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all covered in fabric: the construction of the 1930s and 1940s, which makes wood rot and fabric age the inspection items. A steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings under fabric. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Howard Aircraft DGA-15 the component layer

A welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all covered in fabric: the construction of the 1930s and 1940s, which makes wood rot and fabric age the inspection items. A steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings under fabric. The design is held under 1 type certificate (A-717, held by Howard Aircraft Foundation). No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 3 failure reports with the FAA since 1999, 3 of them in the last ten years: about 1.5 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is airframe structure. 80 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Garmin International INC.

Failure reports 3 since 1999 · what operators and shops told the FAA

00122299101
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
992
011

By system

Failure reports by system, as a table
reportsshare
Airframe structure3100%

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Adhesive1
Cuff1
Tube1

Latest reports

2001-02-23Cuff: corroded · airframe structure
1999-04-05Tube: corroded · airframe structure
1999-04-05Adhesive: failed · airframe structure

Approved replacement parts 32 parts manufacturer approvals

Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:

Most often: howard dga (20), operation of (2), va andaccessories (1), skyview hdx (1), skytrax (1), gasket (1), fuel strainer (1), fuel selector (1), fuel quantity (1), fuel placard (1).

Approved modifications 80 supplemental type certificates

Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:

Latest

2026-09-18SA02571SE (PAGE 1) · Installation of Garmin G500/G600 TXi Integrated Avionics System (Primary Flight Display,...
2026-07-20SA12406WI · Installation of a Garmin AXIS Flight Display System
2026-07-14SA04652CH · To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification
2026-07-08SA02636SE · Installation of Garmin GPS 175 Navigation System and GNX 375 Navigation System with ADS-B In/Out...
2026-07-02SA02019SE-D (1 OF 3) · Installation of Garmin Model GTN 625/635/650; 725/750 Navigation System

Certificates and bulletins

A-717Type certificate held by Howard Aircraft Foundation · 3 models listed · revised August 17, 2009

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how the DGA-15 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/howard-aircraft/dga-15.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 97

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N29457 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2026-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95462 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Sterlilng Foundation
Valparaiso, Indiana
Standard 2026-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1000R Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Sterling Foundation
Valparaiso, Indiana
Standard 2026-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1068W Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Sterling Foundation
Valparaiso, Indiana
Standard 2026-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36259 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Sterling Foundation
Valparaiso, Indiana
Standard 2026-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49791 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Sterling Foundation
Valparaiso, Indiana
None on file 2026-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65E Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Sterling Foundation
Valparaiso, Indiana
Standard 2026-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68231 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2026-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66294 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2026-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N115P Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Museum of Flight Hixson
Hixson, Tennessee
Standard 2025-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9599H Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Co-owned owner
Indiana
Standard 2025-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N727ST Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2025-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5605 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Wings West Consulting LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52991 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2025-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N681CF Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2025-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N450HD Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2024-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67465 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53386 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2024-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22423 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
American Classic Aero LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2024-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52928 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2024-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9125H Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2024-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28259 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2024-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N999WT Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Pikes Peak Flyers LLP
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Standard 2024-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9832H Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4638N Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
White Bear Dga LLC
Helena, Montana
Standard 2023-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3347G Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Holcomb Aerial Service
Flora, Mississippi
Standard 2023-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67436 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Dga Aeronautics LLC
Davis, West Virginia
Standard 2023-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22424 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2023-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55434 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2023-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79530 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2023-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68431 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9381H Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Oklahoma
Experimental 2023-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2737 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2023-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22404 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2022-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1001 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2022-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1336M Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2022-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67722 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2022-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9865H Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2022-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N858H Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67423 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2021-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5553N Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Nighthawk Air Systems INC
Marion, Texas
Standard 2020-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22416 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
3G Classic Aviation INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67478 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2020-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53H Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2019-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58855 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58834 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
California
None on file 2019-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67426 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Co-owned owner
Missouri
None on file 2019-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1311M Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2018-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52834 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5524N Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2018-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63597 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2017-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68122 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Aircraft Marketing & Leasing LLC
Fairbanks, Alaska
Standard 2016-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65033 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
California
None on file 2016-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9271H Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2016-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68262 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2016-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N813 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2016-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67191 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Yanks Air Museum
Baldwin Park, California
Standard 2016-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4646N Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2015-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22410 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2015-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42429 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Standard 2015-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4616N Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Standard 2015-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N97B Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2014-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4675N Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Sharp Aviation LLC
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Standard 2013-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26J Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Aircraft Marketing & Leasing LLC
Fairbanks, Alaska
Standard 2013-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N663H Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Greatest Generation Naval Museum
Colorado Springs, Colorado
None on file 2013-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68189 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2012-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5604V Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2011-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22440 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Nebulous LLC
Broomfield, Colorado
Standard 2011-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N612PG Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
South Carolina
None on file 2010-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N981GB Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2010-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52986 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2007-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1227 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Howard Aviation LLC
Marblehead, Ohio
Standard 2007-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N106GG Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2006-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1785H Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2006-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67458 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2005-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1101 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Berry Machine & Tool CO INC
Camden, Tennessee
Experimental 2004-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6779L Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
California
None on file 2004-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22418 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
California
Standard 2004-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67433 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
California
Standard 2003-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2464 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Ohio
None on file 2002-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5432N Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2000-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58856 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Missouri
None on file 1998-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1335M Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 1997-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65047 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1996-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52947 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Museum of Flight Foundation
Seattle, Washington
Standard 1990-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5450N Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 1988-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9887H Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 1987-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1149V Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1984-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N296Y Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 1980-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60387 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 1978-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9442H Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 1975-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63567 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1974-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75599 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 1971-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79532 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1968-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4641N Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Pikes Peak Flyers LLP
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70312 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15P
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N91093 Howard Aircraft
DGA-15J
No owner on file
Standard Pending cancellationFAA registration status code 10: N-number assigned, not registered, pending cancellation. All codes