# N511NG: 2011 Airplane Factory Ltd The SLING, registration cancelled 2014-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Airplane Factory Ltd The SLING](https://openairdocs.org/model/airplane-factory-ltd-the-sling) (registry code 060009A)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 017
- Year built: 2011
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 2012
- Certificate issued: March 4, 2013
- Last registry action: March 4, 2013
- Mode S code: A66659
- Owner when cancelled: [Sling Flying Club LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SLING%20FLYING%20CLUB%20LLC)
- Location: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- Owner type: 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 was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N511NG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=511NG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511NG-2014-07-21

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Airplane Factory Ltd The SLING: https://openairdocs.org/model/airplane-factory-ltd-the-sling.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR14LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA177), Apr 30, 2014: Airplane Factory Ltd The Sling (N511NG), Daggett, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ failure to maintain clearance from terrain while operating in dark night, visual meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ failure to enable the aural…

## 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.

- [Accident 20140429008549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140429008549A), Apr 29, 2014: Airplane Factory (Pty) Ltd The SLING (N511NG), Daggett, CA, Destroyed. This was a controlled flight into terrain, pilots descended below high of local mountains and hills.

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