Single-engine piston

N6515

1968 Homebuilt SA-11-A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1968
Serial
HCB-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
South Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame (Corporation)
Based
Spearfish, SD
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Registration record

N6515 on the FAA register

Type
1968 Homebuilt SA-11-A
Serial
HCB-1
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
South Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame
Spearfish, SD
Certificate issued
2006-05-08
Airworthiness date
1980-04-24
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A89378
Mode S (octal)
52111570
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-05-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N6515.
  • 1992-08-02
    Accident at Oshkosh, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 1980-04-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N6515

N6515 is a 1968 Homebuilt SA-11-A, serial number HCB-1. The FAA register lists South Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame as the registrant in Spearfish, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 8, 2006 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 24, 1980.

N6515 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-08-02 Accident · Oshkosh, WI Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI92LA221
Reported aircraft: Stitts SA-11A
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNED APPROACH.

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.