# N6V: 1998 Born Again Restorations S-38B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Born Again Restorations S-38B](https://openairdocs.org/model/born-again-restorations-s-38b) (registry code 05606N1, 7 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: B314-12
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 11, 1998
- Certificate issued: August 12, 1998
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A7C468
- Registered owner: [S C Johnson & Son Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/S%20C%20JOHNSON%20%26%20SON%20INC)
- Location: [Racine, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Racine)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6842° N, 87.8155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53403, 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=6V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6V

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R-985 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Born Again Restorations S-38B)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-985 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N6V.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N6V.

## 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 N6V

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N6V before.

- [Cancelled 1936-07-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6V-1936-07-01): Sikorsky S-38-C, S/N 314-12. Exported to Netherlands. Owner: [Shell Aviation Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELL%20AVIATION%20CORPORATION), [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)

## Related

- Other Born Again Restorations S-38B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/born-again-restorations-s-38b/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series.md

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