# N81028: 2004 Pipistrel SINUS 912

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pipistrel SINUS 912](https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-sinus-912) (registry code 05617MN, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912UL2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul2) (registry code 55574)
- Serial number: 143S9120604KIT49
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 2004
- Certificate issued: August 18, 2015
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AB0C1B
- Registered owner: [Ward John W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARD%20JOHN%20W)
- Location: [Port Townsend, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Port%20Townsend)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.0413° N, 122.8267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98368, 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=81028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81028

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 SINUS 912)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912UL2)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N81028.

## 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 20120516007679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120516007679I), May 16, 2012: Pipistrel SINUS 912 (N81028), Denver, CO, Minor damage. On may 16, 2012 at approximately 17:50 hours mountain daylight time, N81028, an Pipistrel, model sinus 912, glider sustained minor damage during repositioning…

## 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 N81028

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N81028 before.

- [Cancelled 1997-04-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81028-1997-04-04): Lockheed L-1011-385-1-15, S/N 193B1108. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Wilmington Trust Company Owner Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20COMPANY%20OWNER%20TRUSTEE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## Related

- Other Pipistrel SINUS 912 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-sinus-912/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912UL2 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul2.md

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