Public Record · As of May 5, 2026
N126BF
Pipistrel VIRUS 912 · 2005 View Type →
Status
Registration Valid
Type
Fixed Wing Single Engine
Engine
ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
Last Cert Issue
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Aircraft Resources
01 / Registration
Filed with the Federal Aviation Administration
Every cell below is a literal field from the FAA Aircraft Registry. Click any value to open the FAA registry record for N126BF.
Tail Number
N126BF
Serial Number
180VTL9120905KIT49
Make
PIPISTREL
Model
VIRUS 912
Year of Manufacture
2005
Mfr / Model Code
05617ML
Type Aircraft
Fixed Wing Single Engine
Type Engine
4-Cycle
Engines
1
Seats
2
Engine Manufacturer
ROTAX
Engine Model
SEE BOMBADIER
Horsepower
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Weight Class
CLASS 1
Certification
Experimental (+1 flag) · code 44
Registrant
MCELRATH HUGH D · Individual
Address
5708 39TH AVE · HYATTSVILLE, MD 20781-1715
FAA Region
1 · County 033
Status
Registration Valid
Airworthiness Date
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Cert Issue Date
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Expiration Date
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Last FAA Action
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Mode S Hex (ICAO24)
A06A1B
Mode S (Octal)
50065033
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02 / NTSB Records
Events on file with the National Transportation Safety Board
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Jul 1, 2008
Bend, Oregon
Airport · KBDN Bend Municipal Airport
03 / Airworthiness Directives
Applicable to PIPISTREL VIRUS 912
Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directives matched to make and model. Each entry links to the Federal Register publication.
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Service Difficulty Reports
FAA SDR filings
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05 / Related
More on Pipistrel VIRUS 912 in the Atlas
Pipistrel VIRUS 912 type page → — 5 registered · 2 NTSB records
Recent NTSB events · this type
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Feb 4, 1980
SEBRING, Florida None
Atlas event →
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06 / Sources & Methodology
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