# N6113Y: 2000 Sadler Terry A MERLIN, registration cancelled 2017-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sadler Terry A MERLIN](https://openairdocs.org/model/sadler-terry-a-merlin) (registry code 05610OS)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: 94029
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Merlin Acft Inc MERLIN
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 2000
- Certificate issued: June 4, 2004
- Last registry action: July 24, 2011
- Mode S code: A7F54D
- Owner when cancelled: [Schaff James F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHAFF%20JAMES%20F)
- Location: [Gakona, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Gakona)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 62.6910° N, 144.2373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99586, within about 24 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6113Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6113Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6113Y-2017-10-31

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Sadler Terry A MERLIN: https://openairdocs.org/model/sadler-terry-a-merlin.md

## 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 ERA12LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA230), Mar 17, 2012: Sadler Terry A Merlin (N6113Y), Otisfield, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was his lack of experience in the airplane make and model.

## 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 20120317004369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120317004369A), Mar 17, 2012: Sadler Terry A MERLIN (N6113Y), Otisfield, ME, Destroyed. The purpose of the flight was to test fly the aircraft after the installation of inflatable floats. Upon the airplane becoming airborne, [privacy data omitted]…

## Other aircraft with N6113Y

- [Cancelled 1997-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6113Y-1997-10-16): North American T-39A, S/N 603486. Exported to Mexico
- [Cancelled 1993-10-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6113Y-1993-10-20): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 273322. Owner: [Barron Thomas Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARRON%20THOMAS%20AVIATION%20INC), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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