# N9HN: 2003 Pipistrel VIRUS 912, registration cancelled 2019-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pipistrel VIRUS 912](https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-virus-912) (registry code 05617ML)
- Engine: [Rotax 912UL series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (registry code 55571)
- Serial number: 149V9120804KIT49
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, glider
- Airworthiness date: January 16, 2013
- Certificate issued: June 9, 2006
- Last registry action: September 13, 2017
- Mode S code: AC6B36
- Owner when cancelled: [Grosso John E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROSSO%20JOHN%20E)
- Location: [Santa Fe, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Santa%20Fe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5206° N, 105.9458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87508, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9HN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9HN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9HN-2019-06-07

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 VIRUS 912: https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-virus-912.md

## 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 20190418003019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190418003019I), Apr 18, 2019: Pipistrel VIRUS 912 (N9HN), Santa Fe, NM, Minor damage. On April 18, 2019, a Pipistrel virus 912 motor-glider, registered to [privacy data omitted], crashed on departure roll, while attempting a takeoff at the Santa…

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