# Airborne Windsports REDBACK

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 05901GF, 05902GM
- Manufacturer (registry): AIRBORNE WINDSPORTS · AIRBORNE WINDSPORTS INC
- Model: REDBACK
- Aircraft type: Weight-shift-control
- Engines: 1 · 2 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 4
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-windsports-redback

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (4)

- [N1662L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1662L): [Woodriff R Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODRIFF%20R%20LEE), [O Brien, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/O%20Brien), built 2007, S/N 3830
- [N503WT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503WT): [Wilson John Burttrum III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20JOHN%20BURTTRUM%20III), [Round Rock, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Round%20Rock), built 2006, S/N 503:1055
- [N747FG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747FG): [Dolezel Dwight M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOLEZEL%20DWIGHT%20M), [Delhi, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Delhi), built 2005, S/N 503-996
- [N8560R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8560R): [Smooth Flyers LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMOOTH%20FLYERS%20LLC), [Athens, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Athens), S/N 503-1026

## NTSB investigations

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## 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 20250911019469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250911019469A), Sep 11, 2025: Airborne Windsports REDBACK (N8560R), Winder, GA, Substantial damage. On climb-out, the aircraft performed a backflip, descended and impacted the ground wheels first disorientating the pilot. The aircraft got Airborne again,…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Airborne REDBACK](https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-redback): 6 registered aircraft, registry code 05901OI
- [Airborne Australia REDBACK](https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-australia-redback): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05903BB
- [Robinson Michael REDBACK](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-michael-redback): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05635QY
- [Airborne Redback REDBACK](https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-redback-redback): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 059006O

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