# N870JA: 2024 Sling SLING LSA

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sling SLING LSA](https://openairdocs.org/model/sling-sling-lsa) (registry code 06001CM, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (registry code 55593)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 424A
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 2025
- Certificate issued: May 2, 2025
- Expires: May 31, 2032
- Mode S code: ABF71F
- Registered owner: [N870ja LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N870JA%20LLC)
- Location: [Kalispell, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Kalispell)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 48.2306° N, 114.4033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59901, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=870JA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N870JA

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 912 IS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 3 in force

### Matched by airframe (Sling SLING LSA)

None in force.

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

- [AD 2026-16-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-16-11): Reciprocating Engine Front Section · BRP-Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4 and 16 more. Effective Aug 28, 2026
- [AD 2025-15-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-15-03): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Aug 6, 2025
- [AD 2023-17-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-17-13): Reciprocating Engine Front Section · BRP-Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4 and 16 more. Effective Sep 20, 2023

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2025-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-07-02) (historical): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Apr 21, 2025

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N870JA.

## 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 20260323002749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260323002749I), Mar 23, 2026: Sling Aircraft (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA (N870JA), Pembroke Pines, FL, Minor damage. Sling Lsa, aircraft registration [privacy data omitted] was conducting a night cross country training flight operation at North Perry Airport (khwo) operated…

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N870JA not matched to an aircraft (3)

They name N870JA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 2006FA0001193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006FA0001193), Dec 18, 2006: PUMP. BURNED OUT. SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, AND ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WERE OBSERVED AFTER TAKEOFF, AFTER THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. THE HEATER HAD BEEN IN OPERATION APPROXIMATELY 30 
- [SDR 2006FA0000705](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006FA0000705), Jul 20, 2006: LINE. CHAFED. LT PROPELLER ACCUMULATOR OIL LINE WAS CHAFED BY THE SHROUD FOR THE FUEL PUMP HOSE.
- [SDR 2004FA0000160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000160), Dec 4, 2003: ROD END. WORN. THREE ROD END BEARINGS WORN, ONE ON EACH PROP CONTROL AT GOVERNOR, ONE ON THROTTLE. ONE WAS CLOSE TO FAILURE AND TO ONLY BEING RETAINED BY PN 100951S0632ZK LARG

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N870JA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N870JA before.

- [Cancelled 1978-01-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N870JA-1978-01-27): Britten-Norman BN-2A-6, S/N 187. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Moritz Ernest](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORITZ%20ERNEST), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)

## Related

- Other Sling SLING LSA aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sling-sling-lsa/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912 IS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series.md

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