# N862SL: Airplane Factory SLING LSA

- Status: Non-citizen corporation, flight hours not reported
- Airframe: [Airplane Factory SLING LSA](https://openairdocs.org/model/airplane-factory-sling-lsa) (registry code 069002H, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 290
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Certificate issued: September 30, 2021
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: ABD7E0
- Registered owner: [Aviation Financial Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20FINANCIAL%20CORP)
- Location: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8079° N, 118.3480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90505, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=862SL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N862SL

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 (Airplane Factory SLING LSA)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N862SL.

## 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.

- [Incident 20260221001229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260221001229I), Feb 21, 2026: Airplane Factory (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA (N862SL), Ramona, CA, Minor damage. Student pilot on solo cross-country flight to Ramona, CA (rnm), landed hard on the main landing gear which resulted in the aircraft bouncing and becoming…

## 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 Airplane Factory SLING LSA aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/airplane-factory-sling-lsa/aircraft.md

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