# N63988: 2004 Winkler James D KOLB SLINGSHOT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Winkler James D KOLB SLINGSHOT](https://openairdocs.org/model/winkler-james-d-kolb-slingshot) (registry code 05607KN, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: SS-013
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: New Kolb Aircraft SLINGSHOT
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 2010
- Certificate issued: October 2, 2007
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A862BC
- Registered owner: [Lewis David S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20DAVID%20S)
- Location: [Leechburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Leechburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6305° N, 79.6136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15656, 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=63988
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63988

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 (Winkler James D KOLB SLINGSHOT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582SER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N63988.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N63988.

## Reports on N63988 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N63988, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19791206046139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206046139I), Dec 6, 1979: Piper PA23250 (N63988), State College, PA, Minor damage. Pilot landed safely with flat tire inner tube split, inner wheel half broken, nuts cracked or broken.

## 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 N63988

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N63988 before.

- [Cancelled 1955-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63988-1955-10-26): Cessna T-50, S/N 5352. Owner: [Executive Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EXECUTIVE%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)

## Related

- Other Winkler James D KOLB SLINGSHOT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/winkler-james-d-kolb-slingshot/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582SER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser.md

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