# Spittler Gerald S-16 SHEKARI

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05611SE
- Manufacturer (registry): SPITTLER GERALD
- Model: S-16 SHEKARI
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/spittler-gerald-s-16-shekari

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N116GS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116GS): [Tharp Thomas J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THARP%20THOMAS%20J), [Nampa, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Nampa), built 2001, S/N 1298009

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 WPR14LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA323), Aug 1, 2014: Rans S-16 (N116GS), Fort Bridger, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuel flow divider inlet line’s B-nut coming loose during takeoff, resulting in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to adequately tighten the B-nut…
- [NTSB CHI06CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA237), Aug 4, 2006: Spittler Rans S-16 (N116GS), Plattsmouth, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation which resulted from a binding within the fuel servo. A factor associated with the accident was the high vegetation that was encountered during the forced…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20140801014829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140801014829A), Aug 1, 2014: Spittler Gerald S-16 SHEKARI (N116GS), Fort Bridger, WY, Substantial damage. On August 1, 2014 at approximately 1000 hours MDT, N116GS an experimental amateur built Spittler Gerald S-16 shekari airplane was substantially damaged after…
- [Accident 20060804016969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060804016969A), Aug 4, 2006: Amtr RANSS16 (N116GS), Plattsmouth, NE, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 4, 2006 at 9:15 CDT, the pilot of N116GS, an experimental amateur-buile rans S-16 aircraft, serial number 1298009, made a forced landing in a…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [FRY Edward Leo S-16 SHEKARI](https://openairdocs.org/model/fry-edward-leo-s-16-shekari): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056066M
- [Bailie David A S-16 SHEKARI](https://openairdocs.org/model/bailie-david-a-s-16-shekari): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05607EE
- [Robert M Gaspar S-16 SHEKARI](https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-m-gaspar-s-16-shekari): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05607J1
- [Randy Schlitter S-16 SHEKARI](https://openairdocs.org/model/randy-schlitter-s-16-shekari): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056346V
- [Tyler Kirk S-16 SHEKARI](https://openairdocs.org/model/tyler-kirk-s-16-shekari): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05639GI
- [Rans Employee Flying Club S-16 SHEKARI](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-employee-flying-club-s-16-shekari): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056066B
- [Nannarone David A S-16 SHEKARI](https://openairdocs.org/model/nannarone-david-a-s-16-shekari): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05622JY

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