# N288SL: 2014 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 912 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (registry code 55593) - Data sheets: [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 176 - Year built: 2014 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: 4 cycle - Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane - Airworthiness date: April 10, 2015 - Certificate issued: June 7, 2021 - Expires: June 30, 2028 - Mode S code: A2ED4E - Registered owner: [Ultimate Flight LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ULTIMATE%20FLIGHT%20LLC) - Location: [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 39.1275° N, 119.7258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89701, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=288SL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288SL 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 912 IS model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 3 in force ### Matched by airframe (Airplane Factory Ltd The SLING) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Rotax 912 IS series) - [AD 2026-16-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-16-11): Reciprocating Engine Front Section · BRP-Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4 and 16 more. Effective Aug 28, 2026 - [AD 2025-15-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-15-03): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Aug 6, 2025 - [AD 2023-17-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-17-13): Reciprocating Engine Front Section · BRP-Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4 and 16 more. Effective Sep 20, 2023 ### Historical (superseded or no longer in force) - [AD 2025-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-07-02) (historical): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Apr 21, 2025 ## 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 GAA19CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA036), Oct 25, 2018: Airplane Factory Sport Light (N288SL), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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 20181025020859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181025020859A), Oct 25, 2018: Airplane Factory (Pty) Ltd The SLING (N288SL), Carson City, NV, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed cxp at approximately 1005PST. Student pilot on second solo flight entered left traffic for touch and go. Pilot touched down nose low with a… - [Incident 20170512005369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170512005369I), May 12, 2017: Slingsby SLNSBY-43 (N288SL), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. During landing airplane porpoised on landing which caused the nose gear strut to fold up under the fuselage belly. Which resulted in the prop strike. - [Incident 20160225020589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160225020589I), Feb 25, 2016: The Air Plane Factory (Pty) Ltd SLING (N288SL), Carson City, NV, Minor damage. Student pilot was endorsed for first supervised solo flight at cxp on runway 09. Student pilot had flown twice around The cxp traffic pattern with no problems.… ## 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. ## Related - Other Airplane Factory Ltd The SLING aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/airplane-factory-ltd-the-sling/aircraft.md - The Rotax 912 IS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-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.