Glider

N5597A

1960 Schleicher KA 6 CR

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1960
Serial
846
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kelso, WA
Registration record

N5597A on the FAA register

Type
1960 Schleicher KA 6 CR
Serial
846
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kelso, WA
Certificate issued
2025-10-16
Airworthiness date
1961-05-06
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A72428
Mode S (octal)
51622050
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N5597A.
  • 1961-05-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1960
    Manufactured (1960).
Overview

About N5597A

N5597A is a 1960 Schleicher KA 6 CR, serial number 846. It is registered to an individual in Kelso, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 16, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 6, 1961.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5597A.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5597A.

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.