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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026Powrachute Llc AIRWOLF 912ULS
N970SP is a Powrachute Llc AIRWOLF 912ULS, a powered parachute with a four-stroke engine, built in 2023. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Mesa, Arizona. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 22, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for operating light-sport kit-built, dated February 25, 2023.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Powrachute Llc
- Model
- AIRWOLF 912ULS · all AIRWOLF 912ULSs and related versions
- Built of
- fabric wing and steel frameA powered parachute: a fabric wing above a steel-tube cart with the engine and seats. This is how the Powrachute Llc AIRWOLF 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
- A412ULS
- Type
- Powered parachuteFAA type of aircraft code 8 (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 912 IS · 100 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 2023
- Transponder code
- AD8543 (octal 53302503)
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 22, 2023
- Expires
- May 31, 2030
- Last FAA action
- May 25, 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 · Operating light-sport kit-builtFAA certificate purpose code 8B (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · February 25, 2023
- FAA region
- Western-PacificFAA region code 4 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01391076
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Perkins Greg
- 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
- 540 S Drew St
Mesa, AZ 85210-2420
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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 N970SP links to the rest of the register
- Powrachute Llc AIRWOLF 912 226 registered
- Powrachute Llc 257 aircraft on the register
- Built of fabric wing and steel frame · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Rotax 912 IS 875 aircraft with this engine series · 100 hp
- Mesa, AZ 713 aircraft registered in this town
- Falcon Field · FFZ
- Arizona 8,410 aircraft registered
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The public federal record on N970SP, 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 Perkins Greg, an individual, certificate issued May 22, 2023, expires May 31, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Experimental certificate for operating light-sport kit-built, dated February 25, 2023, consistent with the 2023 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial A412ULS for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N970SP was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Cessna 172S (serial 172S8172, cancelled April 15, 2005). 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]
2 NTSB records under N970SP: Accident on August 1, 2004 at Waterloo, AL: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal). Accident on July 25, 2003 at Olive Branch, MS: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172S · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in a stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent and collision into water.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172S · operated under 091
The student pilot's improper landing flare/touchdown and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.
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