Alisport SILENT 2 ELECTRO
N278SE is an Alisport SILENT 2 ELECTRO, a glider powered by electric motors, built in 2016. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Hood River, Oregon. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 20, 2021 and expires on July 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing; exhibition, dated August 19, 2016.
Where is it now Last seen Saturday at 3:06 pm.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Alisport (Italy)FAA spelling: ALISPORT SRL
- Model
- SILENT 2 ELECTRO · all SILENT 2 ELECTROs 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 Alisport SILENT 2 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
- 2078
- Type
- GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (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
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 2016
- Transponder code
- A2C5C9 (octal 50542711)
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 20, 2021
- Expires
- July 31, 2028
- Last FAA action
- May 26, 2023
- 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 · August 19, 2016
- FAA region
- Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01052830
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Read Russell P
- 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
- 1658 Orchard Rd
Hood River, OR 97031-9693
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N278SE links to the rest of the register
- Alisport SILENT 2 20 registered
- Alisport 25 aircraft on the register
- Built of composite · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Hood River, OR 337 aircraft registered in this town
- Ken Jernstedt Airfield · 4S2
- Oregon 7,020 aircraft registered
- Where N278SE is now · Last seen Saturday at 3:06 pm.
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/aircraft/N278SE.json.
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The public federal record on N278SE, 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 Read Russell P, an individual, certificate issued July 20, 2021, expires July 31, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Experimental certificate for racing; exhibition, dated August 19, 2016, consistent with the 2016 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 2078 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N278SE according to the deregistered file. [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 N278SE: Accident on September 3, 2022 at Hood River, OR: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Alisport SRL SILENT 2 ELECTRO · operated under 091
The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow the checklist to remove the wing wheel and tail dolly before takeoff.
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
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data