# N48486: 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: 643
- Year built: 1959
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: January 28, 2004
- Certificate issued: March 20, 2025
- Expires: March 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A5FB04
- Registered owner: [Ploog Peter S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLOOG%20PETER%20S)
- Location: [Imperial Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Imperial%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5654° N, 117.1146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91932, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48486
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48486

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

None matched to N48486.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N48486.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N48486

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N48486 before.

- [Cancelled 1998-05-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48486-1998-05-27): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B, S/N 46B. Exported to Uruguay. Owner: [Riddell Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIDDELL%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [West Helena, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/West%20Helena)
- [Cancelled 1949-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48486-1949-01-17): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T43-5583. Owner: [Morris Dale L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORRIS%20DALE%20L), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## 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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