# N6862K: Knapp John EASY RAIDER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Knapp John EASY RAIDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/knapp-john-easy-raider) (registry code 056340L, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: ER012
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Kit: Just Aircraft LLC EASY RAIDER
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 2016
- Certificate issued: August 5, 2024
- Expires: August 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A91C29
- Registered owner: [Schroder Jerry W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHRODER%20JERRY%20W)
- Location: [Rainier, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Rainier)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.8467° N, 122.6484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98576, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6862K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6862K

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 (Knapp John EASY RAIDER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582SER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN17LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA318), Aug 14, 2017: Knapp Easy Raider (N6862K), Rochester, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

## 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.

- [Accident 20170814015809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170814015809A), Aug 14, 2017: John Knapp EASY RAIDER (N6862K), Rochester, IN, Substantial damage. On August 14, 2017, at approximately 1845 eastern standard time, 500FT north of runway 29 at the Rochester Fulton County Airport, a 2016 experimental homebuilt…

## 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 N6862K

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N6862K before.

- [Cancelled 1977-08-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6862K-1977-08-24): Piper PA-16, S/N 16-698. Owner: [Mitchell George A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MITCHELL%20GEORGE%20A), [Avoca, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Avoca)

## Related

- Other Knapp John EASY RAIDER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/knapp-john-easy-raider/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582SER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser.md

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