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A Pipistrel ALPHA TRAINER, the same model family as N417EA
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026
N417EA

Pipistrel ALPHA TRAINER

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesElectric airplaneNevada
Records check, free: 1 to understand, 4 clearWhere is it now

N417EA is a Pipistrel ALPHA TRAINER, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 2018. It has 2 seats. It is registered to co-owned owners in Las Vegas, Nevada. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 29, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033. It holds a light sport airworthiness certificate for airplane, dated July 4, 2019.

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Where is it now Last seen October 9 at 12:18 pm.

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Aircraft

Maker
Pipistrel (Slovenia)
FAA spelling: PIPISTREL ITALIA S R L
Model
ALPHA TRAINER · all ALPHA TRAINERs 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 ALPHA TRAINER 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
930 AT 912 LSA
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 912UL SERIES · 80 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2018
Transponder code
A4EE86 (octal 51167206)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
May 29, 2026
Expires
May 31, 2033
Last FAA action
May 29, 2026
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 4, 2019
FAA region
Western-PacificFAA region code 4 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01299345

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Swanson Gidget V Trustee
Type
Co-ownedFAA type of owner code 4 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
4948 Mountain Vista St Unit 20825
Las Vegas, NV 89112-8115
Co-owners
Puffer Gene L Trustee

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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

2002-02-20Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · Valid registration

Connections how N417EA links to the rest of the register

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Records check free · 1 to understand · 4 clear

The public federal record on N417EA, 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 Swanson Gidget V Trustee, a co-owned, certificate issued May 29, 2026, expires May 31, 2033. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Light sport certificate for airplane, dated July 4, 2019, consistent with the 2018 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 930 AT 912 LSA for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N417EA was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (serial 47753, cancelled February 20, 2002). 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 N417EA. 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 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

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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