# N6588: Sportavia-Putzer SFS31

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sportavia-Putzer SFS31](https://openairdocs.org/model/sportavia-putzer-sfs31) (registry code 8451018, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rectimo 4AR 1200](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rectimo-4ar-1200) (registry code 52314)
- Serial number: 6611
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: May 3, 1980
- Certificate issued: May 9, 2019
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A8ADE2
- Registered owner: [Deffner Gerhard Paul Heinrich](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEFFNER%20GERHARD%20PAUL%20HEINRICH)
- Location: [Mckinney, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mckinney)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1641° N, 96.5954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75069, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6588
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6588

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 (Sportavia-Putzer SFS31)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rectimo 4AR 1200)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N6588.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N6588.

## 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 N6588

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N6588 before.

- [Cancelled 2001-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6588-2001-04-02): Becker Lawrence D BECKER VP-2, S/N 100. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Becker Lawrence D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECKER%20LAWRENCE%20D), [Anacortes, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Anacortes)
- [Cancelled 1974-08-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6588-1974-08-16): Grumman G-164A, S/N 729. Owner: [Baileys Flying Service DBA Bailey Calvin Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAILEYS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20DBA%20BAILEY%20CALVIN%20JR), [Cuthbert, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Cuthbert)
- [Cancelled 1930-03-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6588-1930-03-11): Aeromarine 39-B, S/N 294, built 1919. Owner: [Cernaham Eugene W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CERNAHAM%20EUGENE%20W), [Niles, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Niles)

## Related

- Other Sportavia-Putzer SFS31 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sportavia-putzer-sfs31/aircraft.md
- The Rectimo 4AR 1200 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rectimo-4ar-1200.md

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