# N8153P: 1989 Schwing Leonard A AX-6

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schwing Leonard A AX-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/schwing-leonard-a-ax-6) (registry code 05637CX, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: MB014
- Year built: 1989
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 19, 1990
- Certificate issued: April 7, 2014
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: AB1EBE
- Registered owners: [Medema David E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEDEMA%20DAVID%20E), [Medema David A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEDEMA%20DAVID%20A)
- Location: [Holton, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Holton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4504° N, 86.1106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49425, 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=8153P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8153P

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 (Schwing Leonard A AX-6)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8153P.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8153P.

## 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 N8153P

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8153P before.

- [Cancelled 1980-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8153P-1980-03-14): Piper PA-28RT-201T, S/N 28R-8031055. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Aviation Services International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)
- [Cancelled 1970-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8153P-1970-11-13): Piper PA-24, S/N 24-3408. Owner: [Aircraft Instrument Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20INSTRUMENT%20SERVICE%20INC), [Corpus Christi, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Corpus%20Christi)

## Related

- Other Schwing Leonard A AX-6 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schwing-leonard-a-ax-6/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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