# N480QP: Powrachute AIRWOLF 912ULS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Powrachute AIRWOLF 912ULS](https://openairdocs.org/model/powrachute-airwolf-912uls) (registry code 0690004, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: A180ULS
- Type: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: October 19, 2012
- Certificate issued: April 10, 2024
- Expires: April 30, 2031
- Mode S code: A5EA05
- Registered owner: [Van Orden Dexter C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20ORDEN%20DEXTER%20C)
- Location: [Idaho Falls, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Idaho%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5262° N, 112.1825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83402, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=480QP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N480QP

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 912ULS model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Powrachute AIRWOLF 912ULS)

None in force.

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

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 WPR13LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA069), Dec 14, 2012: Powerchute Airwolf 912ULS (N480QP), Dell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and clearance from mountainous terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude in downdraft conditions.

## 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 20121214027099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121214027099A), Dec 14, 2012: Powrachute LLC AIRWOLF 912ULS (N480QP), Dell, MT, Substantial damage. A certificated sport pilot was in the process of conducting hi bi-annual flight review with a certifacated sport pilot CFI on Friday December 14, 2012. When at…

## 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 Powrachute AIRWOLF 912ULS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/powrachute-airwolf-912uls/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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