# N85BL: 2006 Dova DV-1 SKYLARK

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dova DV-1 SKYLARK](https://openairdocs.org/model/dova-dv-1-skylark) (registry code 060003F, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 06/06
- Year built: 2006
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: December 29, 2006
- Certificate issued: March 6, 2017
- Expires: March 31, 2027
- Mode S code: ABA523
- Registered owners: [Hoffman Jim](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOFFMAN%20JIM), [Yip Gary](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YIP%20GARY)
- Location: [Folsom, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Folsom)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6628° N, 121.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95630, 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=85BL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85BL

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. 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 (Dova DV-1 SKYLARK)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N85BL.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N85BL.

## 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 N85BL

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N85BL before.

- [Cancelled 1988-08-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85BL-1988-08-11): Taylor J Forrest SNS-7 HYPERBIPE, S/N 242. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Dova DV-1 SKYLARK aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dova-dv-1-skylark/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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