# N117SA: 2016 Sla SPORTSMAN GS-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sla SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/sla-sportsman-gs-2) (registry code 05635PN, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming YIO-390 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-390-series) (registry code 42418)
- Serial number: 7446
- Year built: 2016
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Glasair Aviation USA LLC SPORTSMAN GS-2
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 2016
- Certificate issued: November 14, 2018
- Expires: November 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A047C5
- Registered owner: [Alperin Scott L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALPERIN%20SCOTT%20L)
- Location: [Steamboat Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Steamboat%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5814° N, 106.8860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80487, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117SA

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming YIO-390 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Sla SPORTSMAN GS-2)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming YIO-390 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N117SA.

## NTSB investigations on N117SA not matched to an aircraft (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 NYC06CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA030), Nov 15, 2005: Cessna 208 (N117SA), Southampton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper flare and his inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N117SA.

## Reports on N117SA not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N117SA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 20051122032569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051122032569A), Nov 22, 2005: Cessna 208 (N117SA), South Hampton, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On Tuesday, November 15, 2005, at approximately 1000 local time, aircraft N117SA, a Cessna, CE-208, impacted the water in the little peconic bay…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N117SA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N117SA before.

- [Cancelled 2011-02-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117SA-2011-02-22): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 3728. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Cirrus Design Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIRRUS%20DESIGN%20CORP), [Hermantown, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Hermantown)
- [Cancelled 1996-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117SA-1996-04-29): Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2, S/N 778. Exported to Denmark. Owner: [Styles Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STYLES%20AVIATION%20INC), [Lagrangeville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Lagrangeville)

## Related

- Other Sla SPORTSMAN GS-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sla-sportsman-gs-2/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming YIO-390 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-390-series.md

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