Glider

N116DS

1985 Schleicher KA 6 E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
6025
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cedar Crest, NM
Registration record

N116DS on the FAA register

Type
1985 Schleicher KA 6 E
Serial
6025
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cedar Crest, NM
Certificate issued
2023-02-06
Airworthiness date
2023-03-15
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A042D9
Mode S (octal)
50041331
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2023-02-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N116DS to the current registrant.
  • 2017-07-20
    N116DS previously assigned to a Ercoupe 415-C (s/n 658); cancelled.
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
Overview

About N116DS

N116DS is a 1985 Schleicher KA 6 E, serial number 6025. It is registered to an individual in Cedar Crest, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 6, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 15, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N116DS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N116DS.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.