# N215EL: 2024 Pipistrel D O O ALPHA TRAINER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pipistrel D O O ALPHA TRAINER](https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-d-o-o-alpha-trainer) (registry code 06001C6, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912UL2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul2) (registry code 55574)
- Serial number: 1215 AT 912 LSA
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: August 7, 2024
- Certificate issued: October 5, 2024
- Expires: October 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A1CC84
- Registered owner: [Cirrus Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIRRUS%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Sarasota, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sarasota)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.4010° N, 82.5279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34243, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=215EL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215EL

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.

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

### Matched by airframe (Pipistrel D O O ALPHA TRAINER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912UL2)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N215EL.

## 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 20250513021219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250513021219I), May 13, 2025: Pipistrel D O O ALPHA TRAINER (N215EL), Zolfo Springs, FL, Minor damage. On may 13, 2025 a Pipistrel Alpha Trainer made an emergency landing in a field after a un-commanded airbrake/spoiler deployed inflight. The nose wheel dug into…

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N215EL

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N215EL before.

- [Cancelled 2005-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215EL-2005-06-06): Bell 212, S/N 31115, built 1980. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Copter Lease LLC Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COPTER%20LEASE%20LLC%20TRUSTEE), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

## Related

- Other Pipistrel D O O ALPHA TRAINER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-d-o-o-alpha-trainer/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912UL2 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul2.md

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