Glider

N6588

Homebuilt SFS31

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
6611
Class
Glider
Engines
Rectimo 4AR 1200
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mckinney, TX
Registration record

N6588 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt SFS31
Serial
6611
Engines
Rectimo 4AR 1200
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mckinney, TX
Certificate issued
2019-05-09
Airworthiness date
1980-05-03
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A8ADE2
Mode S (octal)
52126742
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-05-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N6588 to the current registrant.
  • 2001-04-02
    N6588 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Becker VP-2 (s/n 100); cancelled.
  • 1980-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1974-08-16
    N6588 previously assigned to a Grumman G-164A (s/n 729); cancelled.
  • 1930-03-11
    N6588 previously assigned to a Aeromarine Aircraft 39-B (s/n 294); cancelled.
Overview

About N6588

N6588 is a Homebuilt SFS31, serial number 6611. It is registered to an individual in Mckinney, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 9, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Rectimo 4AR 1200 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated May 3, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6588. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-06-22 Accident · Blakely,Ga, 10 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3552
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A — a different aircraft that carried the N6588 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: BRAKE RPTD NONE.FIRE MELTED ALUMN PARTS IN SYS.

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.