# N511M: Rolladen-Schneider LS-6

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rolladen-Schneider LS-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-6) (registry code 3801260, 1 seats)
- Serial number: 6037
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: April 14, 2016
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A66639
- Registered owner: [Leonard Steven E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEONARD%20STEVEN%20E)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7024° N, 97.4389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67212, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=511M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N511M

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 (Rolladen-Schneider LS-6)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (2 in force)

- [SAIB CE-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-01-24): . Issued May 30, 2001
- [SAIB CE-00-01](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-00-01): . Issued Oct 7, 1999

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW98LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA262), Jun 11, 1998: Rolladen-Schneider LS-6A (N511M), Green River, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed. Factor's were the unforecasted weather (tail wind) and the inadvertent stall/spin.
- [NTSB BFO90DIG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90DIG01), Feb 19, 1990: Rolladen-Schneider LS-6 (N511M), Cabins, WV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO DETECT AND REMAIN CLEAR OF THE POWER LINE WHICH CROSSED THE FIELD IN WHICH HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE IN THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19980611013239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980611013239A), Jun 11, 1998: Rolsch LS6 (N511M), Green River, UT, Substantial damage. Released tow 600FT circled. No thermals. High sink. Left wing hit ground. Glider cartwheeled. (.4)according to the co-owner of the glider, the pilot was given…
- [Accident 19900219002269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900219002269A), Feb 19, 1990: Rolsch LS6 (N511M), Cabins, WV, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Off airport landing. Struck powerline and crashed. Powerline sliced into canopy.

## 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 N511M

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N511M before.

- [Cancelled 1980-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511M-1980-02-20): Swearingen SA-226AT, S/N AT017. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Jim Walter Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JIM%20WALTER%20CORP), [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)

## Related

- Other Rolladen-Schneider LS-6 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-6/aircraft.md

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