# N68SK: 2015 Airplane Factory Ltd The SLING

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Airplane Factory Ltd The SLING](https://openairdocs.org/model/airplane-factory-ltd-the-sling) (registry code 060009A, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (registry code 55593)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 192
- Year built: 2015
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Special flight permit
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 2015
- Certificate issued: October 27, 2015
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A90278
- Registered owner: [Schmetter Kenneth E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMETTER%20KENNETH%20E)
- Location: [Needville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Needville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.3933° N, 95.7748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77461, 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=68SK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68SK

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912 IS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 3 in force

### Matched by airframe (Airplane Factory Ltd The SLING)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912 IS series)

- [AD 2026-16-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-16-11): Reciprocating Engine Front Section · BRP-Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4 and 16 more. Effective Aug 28, 2026
- [AD 2025-15-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-15-03): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Aug 6, 2025
- [AD 2023-17-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-17-13): Reciprocating Engine Front Section · BRP-Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4 and 16 more. Effective Sep 20, 2023

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2025-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-07-02) (historical): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Apr 21, 2025

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N68SK.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N68SK.

## Reports on N68SK not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N68SK, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19900220011889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900220011889I), Feb 20, 1990: Cessna 650 (N68SK), Chicago/Aurora, IL, Minor damage. On crosswind landing pilot lost control on snow covered runway. Slid into field. Was told braking action poor.

## 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 N68SK

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N68SK before.

- [Cancelled 2008-11-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68SK-2008-11-26): Komlodi Edmund R RWM AR CMD ELITE F30, S/N R13-RWM, built 2004. Exported to Panama. Owner: [Fiveson Robert S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIVESON%20ROBERT%20S), [Ashburn, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Ashburn)

## Related

- Other Airplane Factory Ltd The SLING aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/airplane-factory-ltd-the-sling/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912 IS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series.md

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