# N220SM: 2019 Tabor W Coates AR-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Tabor W Coates AR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/tabor-w-coates-ar-1) (registry code 05638S1, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 0029
- Year built: 2019
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Silverlight Aviation LLC AR-1
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 4, 2019
- Certificate issued: August 13, 2023
- Expires: August 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A1E29D
- Registered owner: [Cogley William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COGLEY%20WILLIAM)
- Location: [Whitinsville, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Whitinsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1161° N, 71.6646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01588, 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=220SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N220SM

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 (Tabor W Coates AR-1)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA26LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA119), Feb 17, 2026: Tabor W Coates AR-1 (N220SM), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to obtain the proper rotor rpm during the takeoff roll which resulted in a loss of control.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20260217000589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260217000589A), Feb 17, 2026: Tabor W Coates AR-1 (N220SM), Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. Private and sport pilot (with gyroplane endorsement) rated pilot attempted to depart runway 15 at kism in an experimental (operating amateur-built) AR-1…

## 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 N220SM

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N220SM before.

- [Cancelled 2013-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N220SM-2013-09-20): Buchanan James BARRACUDA, S/N 271. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Jacobs Dennis R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACOBS%20DENNIS%20R), [Yellow Springs, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Yellow%20Springs)

## Related

- Other Tabor W Coates AR-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/tabor-w-coates-ar-1/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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