# N8560R: Airborne Windsports REDBACK

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Airborne Windsports REDBACK](https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-windsports-redback) (registry code 05901GF, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (registry code 55566)
- Serial number: 503-1026
- Type: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 2007
- Certificate issued: March 13, 2020
- Expires: March 31, 2027
- Mode S code: ABC00A
- Registered owner: [Smooth Flyers LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMOOTH%20FLYERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Athens, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Athens)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0168° N, 83.4478° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30607, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8560R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8560R

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 Windsports REDBACK)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 503 DCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8560R.

## 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 20250911019469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250911019469A), Sep 11, 2025: Airborne Windsports REDBACK (N8560R), Winder, GA, Substantial damage. On climb-out, the aircraft performed a backflip, descended and impacted the ground wheels first disorientating the pilot. The aircraft got Airborne again,…

## Reports on N8560R not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N8560R, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19810323020259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810323020259I), Mar 23, 1981: Beech V35B (N8560R), Hawkins, TX, Minor damage. Zi two dogs ran onto runway during flare. Pilot balloon aircraft over dogs resulting in a hard landing. Prop damage

## 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.

## Related

- Other Airborne Windsports REDBACK aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-windsports-redback/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 503 DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi.md

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