Single-engine piston

N916R

2026 Homebuilt SLING HW

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2026
Serial
121GQ
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 916 IS
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Airplane Factory Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Torrance, CA
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Registration record

N916R on the FAA register

Type
2026 Homebuilt SLING HW
Serial
121GQ
Engines
Rotax 916 IS
Registered owner
Airplane Factory Inc
Torrance, CA
Certificate issued
2026-03-25
Airworthiness date
2026-07-31
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ACAE6C
Mode S (octal)
53127154
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Sling Aircraft (Pty) Ltd SLING HW
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2026-03-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N916R to the current registrant.
  • 2013-09-17
    N916R previously assigned to a Homebuilt RV-7 (s/n 70404); cancelled.
  • 1973-09-20
    N916R previously assigned to a Convair 580 (s/n 473); cancelled.
Overview

About N916R

N916R is a 2026 Homebuilt SLING HW, serial number 121GQ. The FAA register lists Airplane Factory Inc as the registrant in Torrance, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 25, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 916 IS engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 31, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N916R. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-07-05 Accident · Neptune, NJ Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC08FA239
Reported aircraft: Jahns Vans RV-7 — a different aircraft that carried the N916R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons.
2006-10-31 Accident · Farmingdale, NJ Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC07CA016
Reported aircraft: Jahns RV-7 — a different aircraft that carried the N916R registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a disconnected throttle/power lever linkage. A contributingfactor was the owner/builder's improper installation of the throttle linkage.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.