# N623X: 1965 Schleicher K 8 B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schleicher K 8 B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-k-8-b) (registry code 3801563, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 7G4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/7G4) (Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 8402
- Year built: 1965
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 23, 1965
- Certificate issued: July 6, 2020
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A8236F
- Registered owner: [Turner Lee H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURNER%20LEE%20H)
- Location: [Felton, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Felton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0044° N, 75.6070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19943, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=623X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N623X

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): 5 in force

### Matched by airframe (Schleicher K 8 B)

- [AD 2022-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-12-07): Elevator, Spar/Rib Structure · Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau Ka2B, Ka 6, Ka 6 B and 7 more. Effective Jul 21, 2022
- [AD 2013-16-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-16-05): Flight Controls · Alexander Schleicher AS-K 13, K 8, K 8 B and 7 more. Effective Oct 4, 2013
- [AD 98-18-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/98-18-05): Canopy Hood Lock Assembly · Alexander Schleicher K 8 and K 8 B. Effective Oct 12, 1998
- [AD 71-19-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/71-19-01): Airbrake Bearing Bracket Failure · Alexander Schleicher K 8 and K 8 B. Effective Sep 7, 1971
- [AD 64-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/64-09-06): Airbrake Push Pull Rod · Alexander Schleicher K 8, K 8 B, Ka 6 and 15 more. Effective Sep 7, 1971

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 64-07-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/64-07-05) (historical): Elevator Control Push Rods · Alexander Schleicher K 8, K 8 B, K7 and 8 more. Effective Apr 13, 1964

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N623X.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N623X.

## Reports on N623X not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N623X, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19800816067009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816067009I), Aug 16, 1980: Scwzer SGS2/ (N623X), Frederick, MD, Minor damage. Pilot undershot landing. Landed in a cornfield.

## 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) (6)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Schleicher K 8 B)

- [STC SG03893NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG03893NY): Installation and maintenance of ORATEX covering and coating material. Aircraft Design & Certification GmbH
- [STC SA4503NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4503NM): Remove original cloth covering and install Ceconite covering. Ceconite Division of Poly-Fiber Inc
- [STC SG03715NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG03715NY): Iunstallation and maintenance of Oratex 6000 Covering and Coating System. Lanitz-Prena Folien Factory GmbH
- [STC SG04702NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SG04702NY): Installation and maintenance of Oratex UL600 Covering and Coating System. Lanitz-Prena Folien Factory GmbH
- [STC SA1008WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1008WE): Installation of Poly-Fiber covering material. Poly-Fiber Inc
- [STC SA1351WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1351WE): Replace existing fabric on wings, fuselage, empennage, and/or control surfaces, with Ceconite101 material. (262A Series -12). Ceconite Inc

## Related

- Other Schleicher K 8 B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-k-8-b/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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