# N5050K: 1961 Kelsey K-16

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Kelsey K-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/kelsey-k-16) (registry code 05603TB, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 16
- Year built: 1961
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, amateur built, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 24, 1971
- Certificate issued: July 31, 2018
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A64EE5
- Registered owner: [Ogden Christopher S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OGDEN%20CHRISTOPHER%20S)
- Location: [Chewelah, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Chewelah)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.2924° N, 117.6986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99109, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5050K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5050K

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 (Kelsey K-16)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5050K.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5050K.

## 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 Kelsey K-16 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/kelsey-k-16/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.