# N6178X: Soaring Concepts SKY TREK

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Soaring Concepts SKY TREK](https://openairdocs.org/model/soaring-concepts-sky-trek) (registry code 05903HN, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582ULDCDI-99](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582uldcdi-99) (registry code 55560)
- Serial number: 2004029
- Type: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: January 23, 2008
- Certificate issued: April 23, 2018
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A80C45
- Registered owner: [Metcalf Jerry J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METCALF%20JERRY%20J)
- Location: [Sunrise Beach, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Sunrise%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6797° N, 98.7149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78643, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6178X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6178X

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 (Soaring Concepts SKY TREK)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582ULDCDI-99)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N6178X.

## NTSB investigations on N6178X not matched to an aircraft (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 CHI83IA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA209), May 6, 1983: Aero Commander 500B (N6178X), Youngstown, OH, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N6178X.

## Reports on N6178X not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N6178X, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19880202009129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880202009129I), Feb 2, 1988: Gulstm 500B (N6178X), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Unable to duplicate malfunction.
- [Incident 19830506041309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830506041309I), May 6, 1983: Gulstm 500B (N6178X), Youngstown, OH, Minor damage. Lost a propeller blade enroute. Impact tore out generator and engine cowl. A wing and door were damaged.

## 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 N6178X

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N6178X before.

- [Cancelled 1997-08-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6178X-1997-08-16): Brandes Roy H CASSUTT SPORT/RACER, S/N 702. Owner: [Tucson Airport Authority](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUCSON%20AIRPORT%20AUTHORITY), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)

## Related

- Other Soaring Concepts SKY TREK aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/soaring-concepts-sky-trek/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582ULDCDI-99 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582uldcdi-99.md

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