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N397R

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2021 Pipistrel Italia S R L SINUS 912 LSA · Rotax 912UL2

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Registered owners
Rome Harding JRome Elizabeth N
Location
Houston, TX
Owner type
Co-owned
Serial number
1057 SFNM 912 LSA
Year built
2021
Type
Glider
Engine
4 cycle
Airworthiness
Light sport, glider
Airworthiness date
April 29, 2022
Certificate issued
March 11, 2022
Expires
March 31, 2029
Mode S code
A49E41
Pipistrel Italia S R L SINUS 912 LSAAirframe model · 2 seats · 1 engine · 6 registeredEngine modelRotax 912UL2

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0

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Information bulletins that may apply

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NTSB investigations · 1

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NTSB CEN22FA416Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportWaller, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control, which led to an aerodynamic stall at an altitude where recovery was not possible.Sep 12, 2022 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Accident 20220912016729ALanding: Approach · Waller, TXOn 9/12/2022, at around 2:17PM CST acft [privacy data omitted] while inbound to the Soaring Club of Houston glideport (89TA) crashed about 1/4 mile due east while on approach from david wayne hooks memorial airport (dwh). The passenger statement received on…Sep 12, 2022 · Destroyed · 1 fatal

Service difficulty reports

No reports matched to N397RGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Pipistrel Italia S R L SINUS 912 LSA aircraft
Reports on N397R not matched to an aircraft · 1

They name N397R, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

SDR CM2R747KBellcrank · brokenBEARING AND BOLT FAILED IN THE ELEVATOR BELLCRANK P/N 5360801-4. CENTER BEARING THAT SUPPORTS THIS BELLCRANK FAILED. BEARING IS P/N MS27640-4. BOLT P/N AN4-14 WAS SEVERELY WORN AND BROKEN IN TWO. IF EITHER END OF THE BOLT SLIPPED OUT OF THIS BELLCRANK, THMay 1, 2007 · N397R · Cessna 340A · Elevator Control System

STCs that may be installed

No STCs matched this aircraft’s modelsSTCs change type-certificated designs, and this aircraft isn’t type certificated.