# N227R: 2004 Polaris Motor FIB 582 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Polaris Motor FIB 582](https://openairdocs.org/model/polaris-motor-fib-582) (registry code 060003Y, 2 seats) - Engine: [Rotax 582DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (registry code 55562) - Serial number: 0431132 - Year built: 2004 - Type: Weight-shift-control - Engine type: 2 cycle - Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08 - Airworthiness date: December 18, 2007 - Certificate issued: October 23, 2014 - Expires: October 31, 2027 - Mode S code: A1FC79 - Registered owner: [Moldovan Michael E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOLDOVAN%20MICHAEL%20E) - Location: [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 28.0670° N, 82.5580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33625, 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=227R - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227R 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. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (Polaris Motor FIB 582) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Rotax 582DCDI) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations None matched to N227R. ## NTSB investigations on N227R 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 NYC97LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA165), Aug 14, 1997: Dassault DA-20 (N227R), Lexington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged distance and altitude to the runway after transition from an instrument approach to a visual approach. Factors related to the accident were the rain, and uphill runway conditions… ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N227R. ## Reports on N227R not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N227R, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 19970813045719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970813045719A), Aug 13, 1997: Amd FALCON (N227R), Lexington, KY, Substantial damage. (.4) Approximately 4 to 5 miles from the destination airport, and while conducting an ILS approach at night to runway 04, the pilot made visual contact with… ## 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. ## Service difficulty reports on N227R not matched to an aircraft (6) They name N227R, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [SDR DKAA98019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DKAA98019), Oct 22, 1998: UPLOCK. MALFUNCTIONED. GEAR DOORS WILL NOT RETRACT. REPLACED RIGHT GEAR UPLOCK (15G2). OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD ON RETRACTION CHECKS. PERFORMED SIMULATED EMERGENCY PULLED 'D' RINGS, GE - [SDR DKAA98011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DKAA98011), Aug 12, 1998: GEAR DOOR LOCK. FAILED. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED UNDER PART 91 FOR YIP. CREW SELECTED GEAR UP AND NOTED LEFT GEAR DOOR UNLOCKED LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. CREW CYCLED GEAR, LEFT GEAR DOOR UNLO - [SDR 98ZZZM608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM608), Jul 29, 1998: SEAL. FAILED. CARGO DOOR SEAL FAILED CLIMBING THROUGH FLIGHT LEVEL 22,500. REPLACED DOOR SEAL ON FRAME ALONG BOTTOM. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD ON GROUND CHECKS. AIRCRAFT RETURN - [SDR 96ZZZX3641](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3641), May 1, 1996: DOOR. CRACKED. ONE SMALL CRACK NOTED IN CARGO DOOR DURING SSIP X-RAY INSPECTION. (AD 92-17-05 REQUIREMENT) - [SDR 96ZZZX3640](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3640), Feb 18, 1996: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. THREE SMALL CRACKS IN CARGO DOOR FRAME NOTES DURING SSIP X-RAY INSPECTION. (AD 92-17-05 REQUIREMENT). - [SDR 96ZZZX3639](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3639), Feb 18, 1996: LATCH BRACKET. CRACKED. TWO CARGO DOOR ROTATING LATCH BRACKETS FOUND CRACKED DURING SSIP DYE-PENETRANT INSPECTION. (AD 92-17-05 REQUIREMENT). ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) None matched to this aircraft's models. ## Related - Other Polaris Motor FIB 582 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/polaris-motor-fib-582/aircraft.md - The Rotax 582DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi.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.