# N88SL: 1988 Laribee Stephen F DRAGONFLY

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Laribee Stephen F DRAGONFLY](https://openairdocs.org/model/laribee-stephen-f-dragonfly) (registry code 05644PZ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Limbach LIMBACH L2000](https://openairdocs.org/engine/limbach-limbach-l2000) (registry code 38601)
- Serial number: 631
- Year built: 1988
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 1988
- Certificate issued: July 8, 1988
- Expires: November 30, 2027
- Mode S code: AC1D17
- Registered owner: [Laribee Stephen F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LARIBEE%20STEPHEN%20F)
- Location: [Charleston, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Charleston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5120° N, 88.1542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61920, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88SL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88SL

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 (Laribee Stephen F DRAGONFLY)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Limbach LIMBACH L2000)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N88SL.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19890521012619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521012619I), May 21, 1989: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N88SL), Mansfield, OH, Minor damage. Pilot lost control on landing. Left runway and hit taxiway light. Propeller gear and wing tip damage.
- [Incident 19881125052789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881125052789I), Nov 25, 1988: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N88SL), Mansfield, OH, Minor damage. Both fiberglass composite gear struts delaminated on rollout. Veered off runway onto grass. Minor 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N88SL not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N88SL, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR QMLDMG1344](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QMLDMG1344), Jun 15, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING INSP OF THE AIRFRAME, FOUND THE LT AND RT SKINS OF THE CEILING STRUCTURE CRACKED. CONSULTED MFG ENGINEERING. AWAITING A REPAIR SCHEME.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Laribee Stephen F DRAGONFLY aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/laribee-stephen-f-dragonfly/aircraft.md
- The Limbach LIMBACH L2000 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/limbach-limbach-l2000.md

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