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N221KS

Pipistrel TAURUS 503

Valid Electric airplaneTexas

N221KS 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 Houston, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 30, 2009 and expires on July 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing; exhibition, dated August 13, 2009.

Pipistrel: Velis Electro, the first type-certified electric airplane, Slovenia

Aircraft

Maker
Pipistrel (Slovenia)
Model
TAURUS 503
Serial number
049 T 503
Type
Glider
Power
Two-cycle piston, 1 motor · Rotax 503 SERIES · 52 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2009
Transponder code
A1E5AA (octal 50362652)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 30, 2009
Expires
July 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 4, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing; Exhibition · August 13, 2009
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
01035280

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Shaw Kevin
Type
Individual
Address
PO Box 27289
Houston, TX 77227-7289

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

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