N143AW is a 2020 Pipistrel D O O ALPHA TRAINER (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 1030 AT 912 LSA, registered in Granada Hills, CA. It is powered by a Rotax 912UL rated at 80 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the light sport class (airplane), issued Apr 8, 2024. It is one of 135 ALPHA TRAINER aircraft in the FAA registry, 7 of them registered in California. About 97% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Apr 18, 2026.
FAA status: Sale reported. There is no expiration date on this record.
Registration
- FAA status
- Sale reported
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Granada Hills, CA
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Van Nuys FSDO (VNY FSDO) · (818) 267-3300
- Last FAA action
- Sep 21, 2026
- Mode S code (hex)
- A0ADEA
- Mode S code (octal)
- 50126752
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- PIPISTREL D O O
- Model
- ALPHA TRAINER
- Year manufactured
- 2020
- Serial number
- 1030 AT 912 LSA
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- 4 cycle
- Engine
- ROTAX 912UL (80 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 2
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Light sport since Apr 8, 2024
- Approved operations
- Airplane
Earlier registrations of this number
| Canceled | Aircraft | Serial | Year | Exported to | Same airframe today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2012 | CESSNA 182K | 18258305 | 1967 |
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2026 | Salinas, CA | Pipistrel ALPHA TRAINER this airframe | Substantial | None | WPR26LA173 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.