# N579VL: 2005 Keyes M/Keyes C SPORT COPTER LIGHTNG

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Keyes M/Keyes C SPORT COPTER LIGHTNG](https://openairdocs.org/model/keyes-m-keyes-c-sport-copter-lightng) (registry code 05618GH, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: 108
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sport Copter Inc LIGHTNING
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 27, 2005
- Certificate issued: October 29, 2004
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A771BE
- Registered owners: [Keyes Mark S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEYES%20MARK%20S), [Keyes Carolyn M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEYES%20CAROLYN%20M)
- Location: [Tyrone, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Tyrone)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9429° N, 101.0539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73951, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=579VL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N579VL

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 (Keyes M/Keyes C SPORT COPTER LIGHTNG)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax SEE BOMBADIER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N579VL.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N579VL.

## 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 Keyes M/Keyes C SPORT COPTER LIGHTNG aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/keyes-m-keyes-c-sport-copter-lightng/aircraft.md
- The Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier.md

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