Single-engine piston

N6191R

Homebuilt Rufli

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Mazda 13B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
North Pole, AK
Registration record

N6191R on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Rufli
Serial
001
Engines
Mazda 13B
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
North Pole, AK
Certificate issued
2022-07-16
Airworthiness date
1994-10-13
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A812B8
Mode S (octal)
52011270
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N6191R to the current registrant.
  • 2004-06-24
    Accident at Fairbanks, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1994-10-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1989-08-16
    N6191R previously assigned to a Cessna T210F (s/n T2100091); cancelled.
Overview

About N6191R

N6191R is a Homebuilt Rufli, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in North Pole, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 16, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Mazda 13B engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 13, 1994.

N6191R has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-06-24 Accident · Fairbanks, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC04LA067
Reported aircraft: Rufli
Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during takeoff-initial climb, which resulted in a forced landing and an on ground collision with a parked and unoccupied airplane.
1988-10-21 Accident · Rogers, AR Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MKC89FA007
Reported aircraft: Cessna T210F — a different aircraft that carried the N6191R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER BECOMING DISORIENTED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: DARK NIGHT, LOW CEILINGS, FOG, DRIZZLE, OBSCURATION, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO DIVERT TO AN ALTERNATE DESTINATION.
1973-11-17 Accident · Peoria,Ill, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3356
Reported aircraft: Cessna T210F — a different aircraft that carried the N6191R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OSE TIRE BLEW OUT-NOSE GR SEPARATED.
1973-04-22 Accident · Lake City,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1952
Reported aircraft: Cessna 210F — a different aircraft that carried the N6191R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: R ACTUATING TO DWN PSN.SHORTED DIODES IN ALTNR.

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.