# N6686: Rolladen-Schneider LS-6, registration cancelled 1998-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Rolladen-Schneider LS-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-6) (registry code 3801260)
- Serial number: 6002
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: March 14, 1986
- Last registry action: June 18, 1997
- Mode S code: A8D51B
- Owners when cancelled: [Linke Hannes M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LINKE%20HANNES%20M), [Linke Constance I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LINKE%20CONSTANCE%20I)
- Location: [Minden, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Minden)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9971° N, 119.7353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89423, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6686
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6686
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6686-1998-10-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Rolladen-Schneider LS-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-6.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 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 (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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