# N5022L: 1988 Bledsoe Gary R KOLB TWINSTAR MK II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bledsoe Gary R KOLB TWINSTAR MK II](https://openairdocs.org/model/bledsoe-gary-r-kolb-twinstar-mk-ii) (registry code 05612NB, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 1001
- Year built: 1988
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 1988
- Certificate issued: December 16, 1987
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A64407
- Registered owners: [Bledsoe Gary R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLEDSOE%20GARY%20R), [Bledsoe Gregory A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLEDSOE%20GREGORY%20A), [Bledsoe Brett O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLEDSOE%20BRETT%20O), [Bledsoe Clarence E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLEDSOE%20CLARENCE%20E)
- Location: [Mansfield, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mansfield)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5707° N, 97.1448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76063, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5022L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5022L

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 (Bledsoe Gary R KOLB TWINSTAR MK II)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5022L.

## NTSB investigations on N5022L 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 ATL84FIG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FIG01), Nov 8, 1983: Lake LA-4-200 (N5022L), St. Michaels, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5022L.

## Reports on N5022L not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N5022L, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19831108056849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108056849A), Nov 8, 1983: Conaer LA4200 (N5022L), St Michaels, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Amphibian struck the water in a nose down attitude while trying to land on glassy clear surface water.

## 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 N5022L

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5022L before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5022L-undated): Lake LA-4-200, S/N 479. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Bledsoe Gary R KOLB TWINSTAR MK II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bledsoe-gary-r-kolb-twinstar-mk-ii/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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