# N8508Q: 1999 Paraski DISCOVERY 618

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Paraski DISCOVERY 618](https://openairdocs.org/model/paraski-discovery-618) (registry code 05902EC, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 618](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-618) (registry code 55578)
- Serial number: XS-018-99
- Year built: 1999
- Type: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 2007
- Certificate issued: April 12, 2007
- Expires: January 31, 2027
- Mode S code: ABAAD7
- Registered owner: [Baker James L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAKER%20JAMES%20L)
- Location: [Mountain Home, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Mountain%20Home)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3424° N, 92.3854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72653, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8508Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8508Q

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 (Paraski DISCOVERY 618)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 618)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8508Q.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8508Q.

## 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 N8508Q

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8508Q before.

- [Cancelled 2002-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8508Q-2002-06-07): Air Tractor AT-802, S/N 802-0137. Exported to Spain. Owner: [Air Tractor Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20TRACTOR%20INC), [Olney, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Olney)

## Related

- Other Paraski DISCOVERY 618 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/paraski-discovery-618/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 618 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-618.md

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