{"airworthiness_class":"Experimental","airworthiness_date":"2009-08-13","airworthiness_ops":"Racing; Exhibition","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2009-06-30","city":"HOUSTON","country_code":"US","county_code":"201","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"55564","engine_horsepower":52,"engine_maker":"ROTAX","engine_model":"503 SERIES","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2027-07-31","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":0,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-03-04","maker":"Pipistrel","maker_country":"SI","maker_raw":"PIPISTREL","maker_segment":"Piloted electric and eVTOL","mfr_mdl_code":"056255F","mode_s_code":"50362652","mode_s_hex":"A1E5AA","model":"TAURUS 503","n_number":"N221KS","name":"SHAW KEVIN","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"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.","region":"Southwestern","region_code":"2","registrant_type":"Individual","registrant_type_code":"1","seats":2,"serial_number":"049 T 503","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"TX","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"PO BOX 27289","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Glider","type_aircraft_code":"1","type_engine":"Two-cycle piston","type_engine_code":"7","unique_id":"01035280","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N221KS","watchlist_group":"Electric airplane","watchlist_note":"Velis Electro, the first type-certified electric airplane, Slovenia","weight_class":"","year_mfr":2009,"zip":"772277289"}