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N104LF, a Pipistrel VIRUS SW 128
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N104LF

Pipistrel VIRUS SW 128

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesElectric airplaneElectricFlorida

N104LF is a Pipistrel VIRUS SW 128, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor powered by electric motors, built in 2024. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, a corporation in Daytona Beach, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 2, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031. It holds a light sport airworthiness certificate for airplane, dated July 10, 2024.

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Aircraft

Maker
Pipistrel (Slovenia)
FAA spelling: PIPISTREL D O O
Model
VIRUS SW 128 · all VIRUS SW 128s and related versions
Built of
composite
The airframe is composite: carbon fibre or glass fibre set in resin, moulded in large pieces with few joints, which gives smooth shapes but needs different inspection and repair methods from metal. This is how the Pipistrel VIRUS SW 128 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
VSW128F0104
Type
Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
ElectricFAA type of engine code 10 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Pipistrel E-811 SERIES · 77 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2024
Transponder code
A01490 (octal 50012220)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
July 2, 2024
Expires
July 31, 2031
Last FAA action
July 2, 2024
Airworthiness
Light sportFAA airworthiness class code 9 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · AirplaneFAA certificate purpose code A (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · July 10, 2024
FAA region
SouthernFAA region code 7 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01459912

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (flight school: its whole fleet and safety record)
Type
CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
1 Aerospace Blvd
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3910

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

2017-12-11Quest Aircraft Company Llc KODIAK 100 · exported to Costa Rica · Valid registration

Connections how N104LF links to the rest of the register

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The public federal record on N104LF, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, a corporation, certificate issued July 2, 2024, expires July 31, 2031. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Light sport certificate for airplane, dated July 10, 2024, consistent with the 2024 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial VSW128F0104 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N104LF was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Quest Aircraft Company Llc KODIAK 100 (serial 100-0069, cancelled December 11, 2017). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

CLEARAccident and incident record

No NTSB investigation records located under N104LF. CLEAR means the query ran and returned nothing, not that nothing ever happened. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.

PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data