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N53PP

Pipistrel TAURUS

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N53PP is a Pipistrel TAURUS, a glider powered by electric motors, built in 2022. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Vortex Maritime LLC, an LLC in Chesapeake, Virginia. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 1, 2022 and expires on September 30, 2029. It holds a light sport airworthiness certificate for glider, dated October 2, 2022.

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Aircraft

Maker
Pipistrel (Slovenia)
FAA spelling: PIPISTREL D O O
Model
TAURUS
Serial number
182 T 503 LSA
Type
Glider
Power
Electric, 1 motor · Rotax 503 SERIES · 52 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2022
Transponder code
A6AF67 (octal 51527547)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 1, 2022
Expires
September 30, 2029
Last FAA action
September 2, 2023
Airworthiness
Light sport · Glider · October 2, 2022
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
01376071

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Vortex Maritime LLC
Type
LLC
Address
300 Woodards Ford Rd
Chesapeake, VA 23322-4349

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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