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N1179L

Pipistrel ALPHA TRAINER

Valid Electric airplaneMinnesota

N1179L is a Pipistrel ALPHA TRAINER, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 2023. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Smooth Landings LLC, an LLC in Lakeville, Minnesota. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 19, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031. It holds a light sport airworthiness certificate for airplane, dated December 22, 2023.

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Aircraft

Maker
Pipistrel (Slovenia)
FAA spelling: PIPISTREL D O O
Model
ALPHA TRAINER
Serial number
1179 AT 912 LSA
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Four-cycle piston, 1 motor · Rotax 912UL SERIES · 80 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2023
Transponder code
A049D2 (octal 50044722)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 19, 2024
Expires
September 30, 2031
Last FAA action
July 15, 2025
Airworthiness
Light sport · Airplane · December 22, 2023
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
01432042

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Smooth Landings LLC
Type
LLC
Address
18199 Icon Ct
Lakeville, MN 55044-2277

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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 2

2013-08-21Cessna T337G · Sale reported, canceled
—Iverson-Budd MITCHELL B-10 · Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data