# N57WL: 2016 Gary Misenheimer HIPPS SUPERBIRD RELI

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gary Misenheimer HIPPS SUPERBIRD RELI](https://openairdocs.org/model/gary-misenheimer-hipps-superbird-reli) (registry code 056345G, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 447](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (registry code 55576)
- Serial number: 057
- Year built: 2016
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 8, 2016
- Certificate issued: May 6, 2016
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A74E0F
- Registered owner: [Misenheimer Gary](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MISENHEIMER%20GARY)
- Location: [Newton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Newton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6377° N, 81.2367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28658, 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=57WL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57WL

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 (Gary Misenheimer HIPPS SUPERBIRD RELI)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 447)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N57WL.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N57WL.

## 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 N57WL

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N57WL before.

- [Cancelled 2005-12-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57WL-2005-12-30): Lipe William E B8M LIPE, S/N 001, built 1991. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Lipe William E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIPE%20WILLIAM%20E), [Ft Myers, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Myers)

## Related

- Other Gary Misenheimer HIPPS SUPERBIRD RELI aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gary-misenheimer-hipps-superbird-reli/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 447 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447.md

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