Single-engine piston

N6115P

1998 Homebuilt Searey

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1998
Serial
1MK120
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Klbt Inc (Corporation)
Based
Mooresville, NC
Registration record

N6115P on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt Searey
Serial
1MK120
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Klbt Inc
Mooresville, NC
Certificate issued
2001-10-09
Airworthiness date
1998-01-16
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A7F58A
Mode S (octal)
51772612
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-10-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N6115P to the current registrant.
  • 1999-04-22
    Accident at Selby Beach, MD; damage: substantial.
  • 1998-01-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1994-08-03
    N6115P previously assigned to a Piper Comanche 180 (s/n 241215); cancelled.
Overview

About N6115P

N6115P is a 1998 Homebuilt Searey, serial number 1MK120. The FAA register lists Klbt Inc as the registrant in Mooresville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 9, 2001 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 16, 1998.

N6115P has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-04-22 Accident · Selby Beach, MD Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · NYC99FA096
Reported aircraft: Sellors Searey
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing sequence, which resulted in the airplane contacting the water in a nose low attitude.
1992-11-27 Accident · Rialto, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX93LA054
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-24 — a different aircraft that carried the N6115P registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED DURING THE FORCED LANDING. CONRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE INADVERTENT STALL, THE PRECEDING SAND/DUST STORM, THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY LOW COMPRESSION DUE TO SAND IN THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVES.

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.