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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026Pipistrel SINUS 912
N222DW is a Pipistrel SINUS 912, a glider with a four-stroke engine, built in 2023. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Cedar Park, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 12, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032. It holds a light sport airworthiness certificate for glider, dated September 1, 2023.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Pipistrel (Slovenia)FAA spelling: PIPISTREL D O O
- Model
- SINUS 912 · all SINUS 912s and related versions
- Built of
- compositeThe 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 SINUS 912 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
- 1138 SFNM 912 LSA
- Type
- GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Four-cycle pistonFAA type of engine code 8 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Rotax 912ULS2 · 100 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 2023
- Transponder code
- A1E8CF (octal 50364317)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- November 12, 2025
- Expires
- November 30, 2032
- Last FAA action
- November 12, 2025
- 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 · GliderFAA certificate purpose code G (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · September 1, 2023
- FAA region
- SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01417011
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Friesz Russell A
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 109 Mcbride Ln
Cedar Park, TX 78613-7417
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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
Connections how N222DW links to the rest of the register
- Pipistrel SINUS 912 45 registered
- Pipistrel 398 aircraft on the register
- Built of composite · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Rotax 912ULS2 208 aircraft with this engine series · 100 hp
- Cedar Park, TX 106 aircraft registered in this town
- Texas 29,911 aircraft registered
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The public federal record on N222DW, 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.
Valid registration to Friesz Russell A, an individual, certificate issued November 12, 2025, expires November 30, 2032. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Light sport certificate for glider, dated September 1, 2023, consistent with the 2023 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 1138 SFNM 912 LSA for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N222DW was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Brantly B-2 (serial 181, cancelled October 6, 2017). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
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]
1 NTSB record under N222DW: Accident on May 27, 2011 at Weaverville, CA: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal). Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Brantly B-2B · operated under 091
The student pilot's decision to fly in windy conditions that exceeded his capabilities, which resulted in his subsequent loss of helicopter control. Contributing to the accident was his lack of flight experience in the accident helicopter.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- 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