N48486

Valid registration

1959 SCHLEICHER K 6 CR

GliderImperial Beach, CARegistered Mar 20, 2025

N48486 is a 1959 Schleicher K 6 CR (glider) with serial number 643, registered in Imperial Beach, CA. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Mar 31, 2032; the renewal window opens on Sep 30, 2031. Its airworthiness certificate is in the experimental class (exhibition, racing), issued Jan 28, 2004. It is one of 3 K 6 CR aircraft in the FAA registry, 1 of them registered in California.

1976days left
Registration expiresMar 31, 2032

Registration

FAA status
Valid registration
Expires
Mar 31, 2032
Registrant type
Individual
Registered owner
Individual owner, name not shown
Location
Imperial Beach, CA
Local FAA office (FSDO)
San Diego FSDO (SAN FSDO) · (858) 810-2626
Certificate issued
Mar 20, 2025
Last FAA action
Mar 20, 2025
Mode S code (hex)
A5FB04
Mode S code (octal)
51375404
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
SCHLEICHER
Model
K 6 CR
Year manufactured
1959
Serial number
643
Aircraft type
Glider
Engine type
None
Engines / seats
- / 1
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Airworthiness
Experimental since Jan 28, 2004
Approved operations
Exhibition, Racing

Public airports near Imperial Beach

AirportIDDistanceTowerFuel
Brown Field Municipal
San Diego, CA
KSDM8 miTowered100LL, A, A+
San Diego International
San Diego, CA
KSAN12 miTowered100LL, A
Montgomery-Gibbs Executive
San Diego, CA
KMYF17 miTowered100LL, A, A+, UL94

Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.

Earlier registrations of this number

CanceledAircraftSerialYearExported toSame airframe today
May 27, 1998GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B46BURUGUAY
Jan 17, 1949FAIRCHILD M-62AT43-5583