Glider

N6159M

1961 Schleicher Alexander K 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
86-58
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Adrian Soaring Club Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ypsilanti, MI
Registration record

N6159M on the FAA register

Type
1961 Schleicher Alexander K 7
Serial
86-58
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Adrian Soaring Club Inc
Ypsilanti, MI
Certificate issued
2010-03-02
Airworthiness date
2001-11-29
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A804F0
Mode S (octal)
52002360
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-03-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N6159M to the current registrant.
  • 2001-11-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1977-02-10
    N6159M previously assigned to a Stinson 108-3 (s/n 108-4159); cancelled.
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
Overview

About N6159M

N6159M is a 1961 Schleicher Alexander K 7, serial number 86-58. The FAA register lists Adrian Soaring Club Inc as the registrant in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 2, 2010 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 29, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6159M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-11-07 Accident · Brandon,Fl, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4005
Reported aircraft: Stinson 108-3 — a different aircraft that carried the N6159M registration before this airframe.

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.