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A Pipistrel VIRUS SW, the same model family as N244RK
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 9, 2026
N244RK

Pipistrel VIRUS SW

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

N244RK is a Pipistrel VIRUS SW, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 2017. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Boise, Idaho. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 2, 2017 and expires on October 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing; exhibition, dated November 4, 2017.

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Aircraft

Maker
Pipistrel (Slovenia)
FAA spelling: PIPISTREL DOO AJDOVSCINA
Model
VIRUS SW · all VIRUS SWs 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 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
868 SWN 100 IS
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
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 912IS2 · 100 hp
Fuel
100LL avgas; the engine's maker also approves mogas, UL91, UL94
Seats
2
Year built
2017
Transponder code
A2405C (octal 50440134)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
October 2, 2017
Expires
October 31, 2027
Last FAA action
October 27, 2025
Airworthiness
ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Racing; ExhibitionFAA certificate purpose code 43 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · November 4, 2017
FAA region
Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01264849

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Youngwerth Albert
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
4509 N Cartwright Rd
Boise, ID 83714-5075

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Documents on file 0

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

Connections how N244RK links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Rotax 912IS2 123 aircraft with this engine series · 100 hp
Place

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Records check free · 0 to understand · 5 clear

The public federal record on N244RK, 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 Youngwerth Albert, an individual, certificate issued October 2, 2017, expires October 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Experimental certificate for racing; exhibition, dated November 4, 2017, consistent with the 2017 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 868 SWN 100 IS for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

CLEARTail number reuse

No other airframe has carried N244RK according to the deregistered file. [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 N244RK. 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

AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.

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 November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 9, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data