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N6215D

Sling Aircraft (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA

Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codesCalifornia

N6215D is a Sling Aircraft (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 2022. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Aviation Financial CORP, a non-citizen corporation in Torrance, California. The FAA lists the registration as "non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports" (certificate issued March 22, 2023). It holds a light sport airworthiness certificate for airplane, dated October 24, 2022. 1 document is on file: loan or lien (security agreement).

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Aircraft

Maker
Sling Aircraft (Pty) Ltd
Model
SLING LSA · all SLING LSAs and related versions
Built of
aluminium
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Sling Aircraft (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
348
Type
Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
Four-cycle pistonFAA type of engine code 8 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Rotax 912 IS · 100 hp
Fuel
100LL avgas; the engine's maker also approves mogas, UL91, UL94
Seats
2
Year built
2022
Transponder code
A81CFF (octal 52016377)

Registration

Status
Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reportsFAA registration status code N (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
March 22, 2023
Expires
March 31, 2030
Last FAA action
January 20, 2026
Airworthiness
Light sportFAA airworthiness class code 9 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · AirplaneFAA certificate purpose code A (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · October 24, 2022
FAA region
Western-PacificFAA region code 4 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01378751

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Aviation Financial CORP
Type
Non-citizen corporationFAA type of owner code 8 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
3401 Airport Dr
Torrance, CA 90505-6157

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Documents on file 1

2026-10-05Loan or lien (security agreement)

Earlier use of this number 2

2013-02-11Cessna 172N · Sale reported, canceled
1957-11-27Aero Commander 680 · Valid registration

Connections how N6215D links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Rotax 912 IS 878 aircraft with this engine series · 100 hp
Owner
Place

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Records check free · 4 to understand · 2 clear

The public federal record on N6215D, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

ATTENTIONRegistration and identity

Registration status is "Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports". An aircraft cannot be operated on an invalid or expired registration; resolve this with the FAA before any transaction. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Light sport certificate for airplane, dated October 24, 2022, consistent with the 2022 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 348 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N6215D was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Cessna 172N (serial 17272639, cancelled February 11, 2013); Aero Commander 680 (serial 680-478-148, cancelled November 27, 1957). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

ATTENTIONRecent registry documents

1 loan or lien document received by the registry recently (October 5, 2026). The full title and lien picture is in the FAA aircraft records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

1 NTSB record under N6215D: Accident on July 18, 1982 at Santa Fe, NM: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal). Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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NTSB records 1

FTW82FQA22Accident on July 18, 1982 at Santa Fe, NM: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).serial on NTSB record: 17272639

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · operated under 091

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 6, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data