# N227PF: 2019 Pipistrel Italia S R L ALPHA TRAINER, registration cancelled 2022-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Pipistrel Italia S R L ALPHA TRAINER](https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-italia-s-r-l-alpha-trainer) (registry code 06001B5)
- Engine: [Rotax 912UL series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (registry code 55571)
- Serial number: 1004 AT 912 LSA
- Year built: 2019
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: February 11, 2020
- Last registry action: July 12, 2021
- Mode S code: A1FC4D
- Location: [Knoxville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Knoxville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9785° N, 84.0022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37921, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227PF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=227PF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N227PF-2022-06-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Italia S R L ALPHA TRAINER: https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-italia-s-r-l-alpha-trainer.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 ERA21LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA014), Oct 8, 2020: Pipistrel Alpha Trainer (N227PF), Rural Hall, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control and improper recovery from an unusual attitude, which resulted in an in-flight breakup.

## 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 20201008018699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201008018699A), Oct 8, 2020: Pipistrel Italia S R L ALPHA TRAINER (N227PF), Rural Hall, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot became disoriented (vertigo), aircraft entered unusual attitude, pilot initiated emergency chute deployment, aircraft attitude contributed to probable…

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