# N265S: 1996 Kolb SLINGSHOT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Kolb SLINGSHOT](https://openairdocs.org/model/kolb-slingshot) (registry code 059038G, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: 006
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: December 13, 2007
- Certificate issued: February 2, 2022
- Expires: February 28, 2029
- Mode S code: A29320
- Registered owner: [Shaw Christopher L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHAW%20CHRISTOPHER%20L)
- Location: [Hondo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hondo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.4146° N, 99.1558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78861, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=265S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N265S

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 (Kolb SLINGSHOT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582SER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N265S.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N265S.

## 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 N265S

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N265S before.

- [Cancelled 1994-09-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N265S-1994-09-15): Standing STITS SKYCOUPE SA-7D, S/N P444. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Armstrong Wesley E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARMSTRONG%20WESLEY%20E), [Torrington, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Torrington)

## Related

- Other Kolb SLINGSHOT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/kolb-slingshot/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582SER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser.md

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