# N78TW: 2020 Tatsuro Watanabe SLING 2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Tatsuro Watanabe SLING 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/tatsuro-watanabe-sling-2) (registry code 05639C6, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 289K
- Year built: 2020
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Airplane Factory SLING 2
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 2020
- Certificate issued: February 12, 2024
- Expires: February 28, 2031
- Mode S code: AA8FEB
- Registered owner: [Fairchild Chase](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAIRCHILD%20CHASE)
- Location: [Pasco, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Pasco)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.2396° N, 119.1006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pasco, WA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78TW

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 912ULS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Tatsuro Watanabe SLING 2)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N78TW.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N78TW.

## Reports on N78TW not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N78TW, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 20040930023139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040930023139I), Sep 30, 2004: Piper PA31T (N78TW), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed on runway 35R at apa. On rollout after coming out of reverse thrust pilot applied brakes. Brakes failed and pilot lost some directional…

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N78TW not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N78TW, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 98ZZZX3942](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3942), Oct 7, 1998: HOSE. MISMANUFACTURED. REMOVED AIR CONDITIONING LOW PRESSURE HOSE FROM COMPRESSOR TO FIRE WALL AFTER FINDING A LEAK AT THE FIRE WALL CONNECTION. UPON INSPECTION OF THE HOSE, THE TECHN

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N78TW

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N78TW before.

- [Cancelled 1991-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78TW-1991-02-06): Beech B-60, S/N P445. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Walsh Maurice J III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALSH%20MAURICE%20J%20III), [Gastonia, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Gastonia)

## Related

- Other Tatsuro Watanabe SLING 2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/tatsuro-watanabe-sling-2/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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