# N6205: 1991 Sopwith PUP

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sopwith PUP](https://openairdocs.org/model/sopwith-pup) (registry code 3630957, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Lerhone TYPE C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lerhone-type-c) (registry code 40001)
- Serial number: 5459
- Year built: 1991
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 23, 2018
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1991
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A81944
- Registered owner: [Weeks Kermit A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEEKS%20KERMIT%20A)
- Location: [Polk City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Polk%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.2676° N, 81.8538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33868, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6205
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6205

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 (Sopwith PUP)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lerhone TYPE C)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N6205.

## 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.

- [Incident 20180530010749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180530010749I), May 30, 2018: Sopwith PUP (ASEL - BIPLANE) (N6205), Polk City, FL, Minor damage. Pilot flew for a photo shoot. Upon flying down the runway the engine cowling came loose and was distroyed by the spining engine. Cowling pieces ripped holes in…

## Reports on N6205 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N6205, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19820823048549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820823048549I), Aug 23, 1982: Mooney M20K (N6205), Urbana, OH, Minor damage. On practice engine out landing at airport, failed to lower gear. Landed gear up.

## 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 N6205

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N6205 before.

- [Cancelled 2013-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6205-2013-02-11): Sloop BENSEN B-8M, S/N 1001, built 1972. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

## Related

- Other Sopwith PUP aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sopwith-pup/aircraft.md
- The Lerhone TYPE C engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lerhone-type-c.md

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