Glider

N53RA

1970 Schleicher KA 6 E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1970
Serial
4343
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wichita Soaring Assoc (Corporation)
Based
Wichita, KS
Registration record

N53RA on the FAA register

Type
1970 Schleicher KA 6 E
Serial
4343
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Wichita Soaring Assoc
Wichita, KS
Certificate issued
2018-02-02
Airworthiness date
1994-04-19
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · glider
Mode S (hex)
A6AF8C
Mode S (octal)
51527614
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-02-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N53RA.
  • 1994-04-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (glider)).
  • 1970
    Manufactured (1970).
Overview

About N53RA

N53RA is a 1970 Schleicher KA 6 E, serial number 4343. The FAA register lists Wichita Soaring Assoc as the registrant in Wichita, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 2, 2018 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (glider), dated April 19, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53RA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53RA.

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.