- Registered owner
- Wichita Soaring Assoc
- Location
- Wichita, KS
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 4343
- Year built
- 1970
- Type
- Glider
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date
- April 19, 1994
- Certificate issued
- February 2, 2018
- Expires
- February 29, 2028
- Mode S code
- A6AF8C
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 2
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1964 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 |
Superseded and historical ADs · 1
Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N53RAMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Schleicher KA 6 E aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N53RAMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Schleicher KA 6 E aircraft
Reports on N53RA not matched to an aircraft · 2
They name N53RA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N53RAGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Schleicher KA 6 E aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 5
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Schleicher KA 6 E
STC SA4503NMRemove original cloth covering and install Ceconite coveringSTC SG03715NYIunstallation and maintenance of Oratex 6000 Covering and Coating SystemSTC SG04702NYInstallation and maintenance of Oratex UL600 Covering and Coating SystemSTC SA1008WEInstallation of Poly-Fiber covering material.STC SG01164CHInstall Cooper superflite 102 fabric.