# N227PN: 1959 Schleicher K 6 CR

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher K 6 CR](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-k-6-cr) (registry code 3801535, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 673
- Year built: 1959
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 4, 1960
- Certificate issued: March 12, 2020
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A1FC54
- Registered owner: [Sexton James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEXTON%20JAMES%20R)
- Location: [Kinards, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Kinards)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3634° N, 81.7476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29355, 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=227PN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227PN

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schleicher K 6 CR)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC80DFA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DFA04), Sep 9, 1979: Schleicher KA6 (N227PN), Wurtsboro, NY, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19790909027639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909027639A), Sep 9, 1979: Schler KA6 (N227PN), Wurtsboro, NY, Substantial damage. On landing, the wing tip caught in tall grass. Glider came to rest on rocks.

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Schleicher K 6 CR aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-k-6-cr/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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