# N6686: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 23, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6686
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6686

## Aircraft that carried N6686

- [Cancelled 1998-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6686-1998-10-23): Rolladen-Schneider LS-6, S/N 6002. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Linke Hannes M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LINKE%20HANNES%20M), [Minden, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Minden)

## NTSB investigations on N6686 (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 LAX98LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA221), Jul 5, 1998: Rolladen-Schneider LS-6 (N6686), Llano, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to attach the aileron quick disconnect fitting during assembly of the glider and his inadequate preflight inspection.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6686 (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 19980705015849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980705015849A), Jul 5, 1998: Rolsch LS6 (N6686), Llano, CA, Destroyed. Rt aileron or wing was flutter before glider release. After release went into right spriral. Impacted ground. (.4) the glider was towed aloft and witnesses…

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