# N165TW: 2016 Airplane Factory Ltd The SLING

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Airplane Factory Ltd The SLING](https://openairdocs.org/model/airplane-factory-ltd-the-sling) (registry code 060009A, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 201
- Year built: 2016
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: June 1, 2016
- Certificate issued: March 25, 2026
- Expires: March 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A105FF
- Registered owner: [Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLY%20COMPTON%20AERONAUTICAL%20EDUCATION%20FOUNDATION)
- Location: [Compton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Compton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=165TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N165TW

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 Rotax 912ULS model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Airplane Factory Ltd The SLING)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N165TW.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N165TW.

## 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 N165TW

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N165TW before.

- [Cancelled 2009-11-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165TW-2009-11-16): Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON, S/N 65, built 1966. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Sierra American Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20AMERICAN%20CORPORATION), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## Related

- Other Airplane Factory Ltd The SLING aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/airplane-factory-ltd-the-sling/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.