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Schleicher KA 6 CR · 1959 · Wichita, KS
N6501D is a 1959 Schleicher KA 6 CR (serial 652), registered to Leonard Steven E (individual) in Wichita, KS. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires June 2032; the airworthiness certificate dates from February 1960 (66 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 A88F39. It is one of 28 Schleicher KA 6 CR aircraft on the FAA registry. Leonard Steven E holds 68 aircraft on the 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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