# N144KA: 1961 Schleicher RHONLERCHE II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher RHONLERCHE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-rhonlerche-ii) (registry code 3801581, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 7G6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/7G6) (Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1046
- Year built: 1961
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: August 10, 2001
- Certificate issued: November 4, 2011
- Expires: November 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A0B26E
- Registered owners: [Wild Gerry R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILD%20GERRY%20R), [Shafer James P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHAFER%20JAMES%20P)
- Location: [Lehighton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lehighton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8350° N, 75.6915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18235, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=144KA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144KA

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 RHONLERCHE II)

- [AD 77-25-04](https://openairdocs.org/ad/77-25-04): Clevis Pins · Alexander Schleicher Rhonlerche II. Effective Dec 27, 1977
- [AD 76-15-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-15-02): Torsion Tube Mount Area · Alexander Schleicher Rhonlerche II. Effective Aug 2, 1976

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N144KA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N144KA.

## 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) (1)

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 RHONLERCHE II)

- [STC SG03896NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG03896NY): Installation and maintenance of ORATEX covering and coating material. Aircraft Design & Certification Ltd

## Related

- Other Schleicher RHONLERCHE II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-rhonlerche-ii/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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