# N6191R: Rufli Theodore J RUFLI

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rufli Theodore J RUFLI](https://openairdocs.org/model/rufli-theodore-j-rufli) (registry code 056222S, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Mazda 13B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mazda-13b) (registry code 43200)
- Serial number: 001
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 13, 1994
- Certificate issued: July 16, 2022
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A812B8
- Registered owner: [Merriman Joel W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERRIMAN%20JOEL%20W)
- Location: [North Pole, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/North%20Pole)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 64.7739° N, 147.2672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99705, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6191R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6191R

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 (Rufli Theodore J RUFLI)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Mazda 13B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 ANC04LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA067), Jun 24, 2004: Rufli Theodore J Rufli (N6191R), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during takeoff-initial climb, which resulted in a forced landing and an on ground collision with a parked and unoccupied airplane.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20040624013209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040624013209A), Jun 24, 2004: Amtr RUFLI (N6191R), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Engine failed on takeoff. Aircraft reached approx. 50 feet of altitude, was successfully landed, then struck another aircraft that was tied down, no…

## 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 N6191R

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N6191R before.

- [Cancelled 1989-08-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6191R-1989-08-16): Cessna T210F, S/N T2100091. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Rufli Theodore J RUFLI aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rufli-theodore-j-rufli/aircraft.md
- The Mazda 13B engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/mazda-13b.md

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