# N8003K: 2006 Airborne Australia XT582

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Airborne Australia XT582](https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-australia-xt582) (registry code 05901MW, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582UL DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-dcdi) (registry code 55563)
- Serial number: XT5820021
- Year built: 2006
- Type: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport, previously under 21.190
- Airworthiness date: January 26, 2010
- Certificate issued: June 10, 2021
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: AAE4A8
- Registered owner: [Adkins Kevin M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADKINS%20KEVIN%20M)
- Location: [Dayton, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Dayton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2270° N, 119.4749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89403, 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=8003K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8003K

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 (Airborne Australia XT582)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582UL DCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR21LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA246), Jun 24, 2021: Airborne Australia XT582 (N8003K), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.

## 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.

- [Accident 20210624008159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210624008159A), Jun 24, 2021: Airborne Australia XT582 (N8003K), Carson City, NV, Substantial damage. During the third landing of a solo flight operation, the student pilot encountered a cross wind and lost control of his weight shift control trike upon…

## 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 N8003K

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8003K before.

- [Cancelled 1994-03-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8003K-1994-03-22): Universal Stinson 108-2, S/N 1083003. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Bane James W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANE%20JAMES%20W), [Macon, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Macon)

## Related

- Other Airborne Australia XT582 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-australia-xt582/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582UL DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-dcdi.md

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