Glider

N6959

Homebuilt BS-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
8
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Corning, IA
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Registration record

N6959 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt BS-1
Serial
8
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Corning, IA
Certificate issued
2022-01-29
Airworthiness date
1980-04-18
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A940DC
Mode S (octal)
52240334
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-01-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N6959.
  • 1980-04-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
Overview

About N6959

N6959 is a Homebuilt BS-1, serial number 8. It is registered to an individual in Corning, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 29, 2022 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated April 18, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6959.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N6959.

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.