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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026Pipistrel TAURUS 503
N414HG is a Pipistrel TAURUS 503, a glider with a two-stroke engine, built in 2009. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 30, 2009 and expires on January 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition, dated September 8, 2009.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Pipistrel (Slovenia)
- Model
- TAURUS 503 · all TAURUS 503s 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 TAURUS 503 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
- 047 T 503
- Type
- GliderFAA type of aircraft code 1 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Two-cycle pistonFAA type of engine code 7 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Rotax 503ULDCDI · 52 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 2009
- Transponder code
- A4E3B2 (octal 51161662)
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 30, 2009
- Expires
- January 31, 2028
- Last FAA action
- April 14, 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 · ExhibitionFAA certificate purpose code 3 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · September 8, 2009
- FAA region
- SouthernFAA region code 7 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01037574
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Gross Robert L
- 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
- 1510 SW 14Th Ct
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312-3304
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N414HG links to the rest of the register
- Pipistrel TAURUS 503 7 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 503ULDCDI 71 aircraft with this engine series · 52 hp
- Fort Lauderdale, FL 610 aircraft registered in this town
- Fort Lauderdale Executive · FXE
- Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International · FLL
- Downtown Fort Lauderdale Heliport · DT1
- Florida 21,706 aircraft registered
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The public federal record on N414HG, 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 Gross Robert L, an individual, certificate issued July 30, 2009, expires January 31, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Experimental certificate for exhibition, dated September 8, 2009, consistent with the 2009 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 047 T 503 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N414HG 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 N414HG: Accident on February 9, 2026 at Boynton Beach, FL: serious injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Pipistrel TAURUS 503 · operated under 091
On February 9, 2026, about 1514 eastern standard time, a Pipistrel Taurus 503 motorglider, N414HG, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Willis Gliderport (FA44), Boynton Beach, Florida. The pilot was seriously injured. The motorglider was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Video with audio from a Ring camera captured the motorglider taxiing to the west end of the gliderport where it stopped facing east with the engine running for about 2 minutes and 10 seconds. The audio captured the sound of the engine rpm increasing follow…
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