# N8078J: Pinckney Leith A ULTRALIGHT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pinckney Leith A ULTRALIGHT](https://openairdocs.org/model/pinckney-leith-a-ultralight) (registry code 05901AR, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 503ULDCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503uldcdi) (registry code 55568)
- Serial number: 001
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: December 16, 2007
- Certificate issued: July 26, 2024
- Expires: July 31, 2031
- Mode S code: AAFF57
- Registered owner: [Buchanan Patrick C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUCHANAN%20PATRICK%20C)
- Location: [Decatur, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Decatur)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5021° N, 84.8252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37322, 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=8078J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8078J

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 (Pinckney Leith A ULTRALIGHT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 503ULDCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8078J.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8078J.

## 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 N8078J

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8078J before.

- [Cancelled 1983-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8078J-1983-02-02): Piper AEROSTAR 601P, S/N 61P05657963245. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Research Group 79 17](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RESEARCH%20GROUP%2079%2017), [Hayward, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hayward)

## Related

- Other Pinckney Leith A ULTRALIGHT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pinckney-leith-a-ultralight/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 503ULDCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503uldcdi.md

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