# N145VS: 2011 Pipistrel VIRUS, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Pipistrel VIRUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-virus) (registry code 05630K4)
- Engine: [Rotax 912UL2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul2) (registry code 55574)
- Serial number: 360 VSW 100 LSA
- Year built: 2011
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 13, 2011
- Last registry action: August 26, 2016
- Mode S code: A0B72F
- Location: [Longmont, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Longmont)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1656° N, 105.0292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80504, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145VS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=145VS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N145VS-2018-05-30

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Pipistrel VIRUS: https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-virus.md

## 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 CEN16LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA053), Dec 2, 2015: Pipistrel Virus (N145VS), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of contamination in the right fuel tank and fuel lines, which prevented fuel from flowing to the engine.

## 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 20151130020199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151130020199A), Nov 30, 2015: Pipistrel VIRUS (N145VS), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. On 11/30/2015 at approximately 1954 hrs MST, N145VS a Pipistrel Virus was damaged after landing off airport in a field due to an engine failure and flipping…

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