# N949AA: 2023 Sling SLING TSI

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sling SLING TSI](https://openairdocs.org/model/sling-sling-tsi) (registry code 05641Z5, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 915 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (registry code 55620)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 340SK
- Year built: 2023
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Airplane Factory Inc SLING TSI
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 2023
- Certificate issued: August 14, 2023
- Expires: August 31, 2030
- Mode S code: AD2E98
- Registered owner: [Sling Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SLING%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Missoula, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Missoula)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9040° N, 113.9193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59802, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=949AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N949AA

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 915 IS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Sling SLING TSI)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 915 IS series)

- [AD 2026-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-04-02): Turbine Engine Reduction Gear · BRP-Rotax 915 iSc2 C24 and 915 iSc3 C24. Effective Mar 19, 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

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)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 N949AA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N949AA.

## 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) (1)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the engine (Rotax 915 IS series)

- [STC SE01966WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01966WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas in spark ignition piston aircraft engines. General Aviation Modifications Inc. Lists 915 iSc2 C24

## Earlier aircraft with N949AA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N949AA before.

- [Cancelled 2013-07-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N949AA-2013-07-11): North Wheeler Orrin KITFOX III, S/N 966, built 1991. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

## Related

- Other Sling SLING TSI aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sling-sling-tsi/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 915 IS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series.md

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