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Schleicher KA 6 CR · 1960 · Kelso, WA
N5597A is a 1960 Schleicher KA 6 CR (serial 846), registered to Kolberg Rocky (individual) in Kelso, WA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires October 2032; the airworthiness certificate dates from May 1961 (65 years ago). It carries a None NONE engine, the engine on 96% of registered Schleicher KA 6 CRs. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A72428. It is one of 28 Schleicher KA 6 CR aircraft on the FAA registry.
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26 of the 27 registered Schleicher KA 6 CR carry this engine (96%), across 2 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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