# N6597B: 2004 Heldeburg Designs BLUE HERON MARATHON

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Heldeburg Designs BLUE HERON MARATHON](https://openairdocs.org/model/heldeburg-designs-blue-heron-marathon) (registry code 0590194, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582e) (registry code 55557)
- Serial number: HD04127M
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 2007
- Certificate issued: March 27, 2007
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A8B178
- Registered owner: [Mckinley Ed L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKINLEY%20ED%20L)
- Location: [Dublin, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Dublin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0972° N, 83.1542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43016, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6597B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6597B

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 (Heldeburg Designs BLUE HERON MARATHON)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582E)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N6597B.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N6597B.

## Reports on N6597B not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N6597B, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19940822022689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940822022689A), Aug 22, 1994: Cessna 210 (N6597B), Hutchinson, KS, Substantial damage. Main landing gear went back, nose gear stayed solid, aircraft slid to the side of the runway.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N6597B not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N6597B, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 95ZZZX5232](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5232), Sep 15, 1995: HOSE. FAILED. NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN HOSE PARTED FROM FITTING AFTER GEAR DOWN MODE WAS SELECTED. MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN. HYDRAULIC HOSE AS LISTED LOST ALL HYDRAUL

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N6597B

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N6597B before.

- [Cancelled 1960-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6597B-1960-08-15): Mooney M20A, S/N 1267. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Sierra Sky Park Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20SKY%20PARK%20INC), [Fresno, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fresno)

## Related

- Other Heldeburg Designs BLUE HERON MARATHON aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/heldeburg-designs-blue-heron-marathon/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582E engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582e.md

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