# N812DS: 2009 Pipistrel D O O Ajdovscina APIS BEE, registration cancelled 2023-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Pipistrel D O O Ajdovscina APIS BEE](https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-d-o-o-ajdovscina-apis-bee) (registry code 05640FE)
- Engine: [Hirth F-33](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-f-33) (registry code 33737)
- Serial number: 052 AB F33
- Year built: 2009
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 7, 2021
- Last registry action: December 14, 2022
- Mode S code: AB1126
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N812DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=812DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N812DS-2023-09-16

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 D O O Ajdovscina APIS BEE: https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-d-o-o-ajdovscina-apis-bee.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 ERA22LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA025), Oct 21, 2021: Pipistrel Apis-Bee (N812DS), Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the glider during the landing approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with the runway.

## 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 20211021017229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211021017229A), Oct 21, 2021: Pipistrel D O O Ajdovscina APIS BEE (N812DS), Columbia, SC, Substantial damage. Airman was landing (first flight) in this make and model with engine stowed. Airman was slipping the aircraft with air brakes deployed and initiated an…

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