# N5683: Ellingworth Russell L VIXEN

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ellingworth Russell L VIXEN](https://openairdocs.org/model/ellingworth-russell-l-vixen) (registry code 05635JI, 2 seats)
- Serial number: ECV-003
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Skystar Acft Co KITFOX VIXEN
- Certificate issued: August 9, 2016
- Expires: August 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A74763
- Registered owner: [Ellingworth Russell L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLINGWORTH%20RUSSELL%20L)
- Location: [Royal Oaks, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Royal%20Oaks)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9424° N, 121.7590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95076, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5683
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5683

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 (Ellingworth Russell L VIXEN)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5683.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5683.

## 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 N5683 not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N5683, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR SCNA20230703198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA20230703198), Jun 30, 2023: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE GEAR LEVER TO OFF POSITION, LEVER WOULD NOT GO INTO DETENT. EVENTUALLY ABLE TO MOVE LEVER TO OFF POSITION THEN
- [SDR SCNA20220427038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA20220427038), Mar 3, 2022: SLIDE & SLEEVE. INOPERATIVE. L1 DOOR GIRT BAR BRACKET IS NET AND LOOSE CAUSING FORWARD PORTION OF GIRT BAR TO POSSIBLY COME LOOSE. RESOLUTION: ADJUSTED CLAMP ON GIRT BAR. OPS CK NORMAL. REF

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N5683

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5683 before.

- [Cancelled 1969-10-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5683-1969-10-28): Beech C-45, S/N 44-5683. Owner: [Wayne Community College](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAYNE%20COMMUNITY%20COLLEGE), [Goldsboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Goldsboro)
- [Cancelled 1936-07-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5683-1936-07-26): Stinson SM-1, S/N M-244. Owner: [Zorns Ross P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZORNS%20ROSS%20P), [Danville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Danville)

## Related

- Other Ellingworth Russell L VIXEN aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ellingworth-russell-l-vixen/aircraft.md

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