# NTSB WPR26FA202: Pipistrel D O O Sinus 912, N1277P, Columbus, MS, May 31, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report
- Date: May 31, 2026, 12:36 local (17:36 UTC)
- Place: Columbus, MS · rural residential
- Coordinates: 33.490167, -88.286833 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4902&lon=-88.2868&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26FA202
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203085/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA202

## Preliminary report

On May 31, 2026, about 1236 central daylight time, a Pipistrel D O O Sinus 912, N1277P, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Columbus, Mississippi. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the airport manager from Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS), Columbus, Mississippi, the pilot was observed arriving at the airport around noon. Airport security video showed the airplane takeoff a short time later. Preliminary ADS-B revealed that the airplane departed UBS about 1207 and flew in a northeasterly direction for about 15 minutes. The flight track indicated a turn to the west-southwest in a direction back toward UBS. ADS-B data ended about 8 miles northeast of UBS. Examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane was destroyed in a postcrash fire and came to rest upright adjacent to a field, near a rural residential area, about 5 miles northeast of UBS. The main wreckage came to rest on a magnetic heading of 148° at the base of a power transmission pole. The first identified point of contact (FIPC) was a power transmission line about 25 ft southwest of the transmission pole. All major structural components of the airplane were located at the accident site. The airplane was recovered to a secure facility for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Pipistrel D O O SINUS 912, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=06001C8), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1277P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1277P), registered now, S/N 1277 SFNM 912 LSA, built 2025 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL D O O SINUS 912
- Registry model: [Pipistrel D O O SINUS 912](https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-d-o-o-sinus-912) (registry code 06001C8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 912UL series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (registry code 55571, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Serial number: 1277 SFNM 912 LSA
- Year built: 2025
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: UBS, Columbus-Lowndes County Airport

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 29.95 inHg
- Observed at: KGTR, 15 nm away
- METAR: METAR KGTR 311856Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 32/22 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T03170222 $

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260531007289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260531007289A), May 31, 2026: Pipistrel D.O.O, Columbus, MS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On Monday morning at approximately 0700 local, I was notified of an aircraft accident that occurred the previous day at approximately 1300 local in Columbus,…

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.

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