# N397R: 2021 Pipistrel Italia S R L SINUS 912 LSA

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pipistrel Italia S R L SINUS 912 LSA](https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-italia-s-r-l-sinus-912-lsa) (registry code 06001B6, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912UL2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul2) (registry code 55574)
- Serial number: 1057 SFNM 912 LSA
- Year built: 2021
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, glider
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 2022
- Certificate issued: March 11, 2022
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A49E41
- Registered owners: [Rome Harding J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROME%20HARDING%20J), [Rome Elizabeth N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROME%20ELIZABETH%20N)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6755° N, 95.4783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77096, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=397R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N397R

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 Italia S R L SINUS 912 LSA)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912UL2)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN22FA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA416), Sep 12, 2022: Pipistrel Italia S R L Sinus 912 LSA (N397R), Waller, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control, which led to an aerodynamic stall at an altitude where recovery was not possible.

## 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.

- [Accident 20220912016729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220912016729A), Sep 12, 2022: Pipistrel Italia S R L SINUS 912 LSA (N397R), Waller, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 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…

## 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.

## Service difficulty 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 CM2R747K](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CM2R747K), May 1, 2007: BELLCRANK. BROKEN. BEARING 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 W

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Pipistrel Italia S R L SINUS 912 LSA aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-italia-s-r-l-sinus-912-lsa/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912UL2 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul2.md

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