# N8879D: 2021 Lee Does SUPER KOALA

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lee Does SUPER KOALA](https://openairdocs.org/model/lee-does-super-koala) (registry code 05639DT, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (registry code 55564)
- Serial number: SK16897
- Year built: 2021
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 29, 2021
- Certificate issued: August 10, 2025
- Expires: August 31, 2032
- Mode S code: AC3B6D
- Registered owner: [Von Torne Mark A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VON%20TORNE%20MARK%20A)
- Location: [Grants, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Grants)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0144° N, 107.9250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87020, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8879D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8879D

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 503 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Lee Does SUPER KOALA)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 503 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8879D.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8879D.

## 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 N8879D

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8879D before.

- [Cancelled 1965-06-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8879D-1965-06-12): Piper PA-22-160, S/N 226053. Owner: [Wellington Fly Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLINGTON%20FLY%20CLUB), [Wellington, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wellington)

## Related

- Other Lee Does SUPER KOALA aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lee-does-super-koala/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 503 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series.md

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