# N178SM: 2024 Pipistrel D O O SINUS 912

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pipistrel D O O SINUS 912](https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-d-o-o-sinus-912) (registry code 06001C8, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912UL series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (registry code 55571)
- Serial number: 1178 SFNM 912 LSA
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, glider
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 2024
- Certificate issued: October 28, 2024
- Expires: October 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A13881
- Registered owner: [Blue Sky Aviation Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20SKY%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20LLC)
- Location: [Mineral Bluff, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Mineral%20Bluff)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9569° N, 84.2769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30559, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=178SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178SM

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912UL model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Pipistrel D O O SINUS 912)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912UL series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N178SM.

## 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.

- [Incident 20241202021699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241202021699I), Dec 2, 2024: Pipistrel D O O SINUS 912 (N178SM), Jefferson, GA, Minor damage. Upon landing the aircraft bounced several times then and came down on the nose gear. The nose gear wheel broke off, and the propeller impacted the runway and…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Pipistrel D O O SINUS 912 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-d-o-o-sinus-912/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912UL series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series.md

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