# N585V: 2013 Richard E Harpster XLFG

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Richard E Harpster XLFG](https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-e-harpster-xlfg) (registry code 056327Y, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540-EXP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-exp) (registry code 42167)
- Serial number: 3FX013
- Year built: 2013
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Velocity Inc XL FG
- Airworthiness: Standard, other
- Airworthiness date: December 27, 2013
- Certificate issued: March 20, 2014
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A78A56
- Registered owner: [Central Security Systems Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20SECURITY%20SYSTEMS%20INC)
- Location: [Southern Pines, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Southern%20Pines)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1805° N, 79.3757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28387, 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=585V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N585V

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 (Richard E Harpster XLFG)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming IO-540-EXP)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N585V.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Incident 20230327003879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230327003879I), Mar 27, 2023: Richard E Harpster XLFG (N585V), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft landed safely, while taxiing the aircraft brakes overheated and the brake line ruptured causing brake fluid to leak on hot brakes. A small fire…

## 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 Richard E Harpster XLFG aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-e-harpster-xlfg/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming IO-540-EXP engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-exp.md

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