Glider

N144KA

1961 Schleicher Rhonlerche II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
1046
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Lehighton, PA
Registration record

N144KA on the FAA register

Type
1961 Schleicher Rhonlerche II
Serial
1046
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lehighton, PA
Certificate issued
2011-11-04
Airworthiness date
2001-08-10
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A0B26E
Mode S (octal)
50131156
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-11-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N144KA.
  • 2001-08-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
Overview

About N144KA

N144KA is a 1961 Schleicher Rhonlerche II, serial number 1046. It is registered to co-owners in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 4, 2011 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated August 10, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N144KA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N144KA.

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.