# N116DS: 1985 Schleicher KA 6 E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher KA 6 E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ka-6-e) (registry code 3801545, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 7G1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/7G1) (Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6025
- Year built: 1985
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 15, 2023
- Certificate issued: February 6, 2023
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: A042D9
- Registered owner: [Stevenson Malcolm D Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEVENSON%20MALCOLM%20D%20JR)
- Location: [Cedar Crest, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Cedar%20Crest)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1495° N, 106.4020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87008, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=116DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116DS

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schleicher KA 6 E)

- [AD 64-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/64-09-06): Airbrake Push Pull Rod · Alexander Schleicher K 8, K 8 B, Ka 6 and 15 more. Effective Sep 7, 1971
- [AD 69-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/69-05-06): Thermos Bottle Bracket · Alexander Schleicher KA 6 E. Effective Apr 6, 1969

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 64-07-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/64-07-05) (historical): Elevator Control Push Rods · Alexander Schleicher K 8, K 8 B, K7 and 8 more. Effective Apr 13, 1964

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N116DS.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N116DS.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (5)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Schleicher KA 6 E)

- [STC SA4503NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4503NM): Remove original cloth covering and install Ceconite covering. Ceconite Division of Poly-Fiber Inc
- [STC SG03715NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG03715NY): Iunstallation and maintenance of Oratex 6000 Covering and Coating System. Lanitz-Prena Folien Factory GmbH
- [STC SG04702NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG04702NY): Installation and maintenance of Oratex UL600 Covering and Coating System. Lanitz-Prena Folien Factory GmbH
- [STC SA1008WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1008WE): Installation of Poly-Fiber covering material. Poly-Fiber Inc
- [STC SG01164CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG01164CH): Install Cooper superflite 102 fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc

## Earlier aircraft with N116DS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N116DS before.

- [Cancelled 2017-07-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116DS-2017-07-20): Ercoupe 415-C, S/N 658, built 1946. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dunn Carm W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNN%20CARM%20W), [Montrose, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Montrose)

## Related

- Other Schleicher KA 6 E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ka-6-e/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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