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Airplane Factory (Pty) Ltd The SLING — registry & accident history

Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026

There are 10 Airplane Factory (Pty) Ltd The SLING airframes on record (built 2011–2016), 9 currently registered. 4 have one or more NTSB accident records (4 records total, 1 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 18, 2026.

10
Airframes
9
Registered
2011–2016
Years
4
NTSB records

Recent Airplane Factory (Pty) Ltd The SLING accidents

  1. N166TWApr 9, 2026Fatal
  2. N288SLOct 25, 2018No injuries

    The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

  3. N232SLOct 3, 2016No injuries

    The student pilot's improper landing flare in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a porpoised hard landing and a runway excursion.

  4. N511NGApr 30, 2014Serious

    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 terrain warning system.

Airplane Factory (Pty) Ltd The SLING aircraft