Accident · destroyed
Aug 15, 2026 · Hempstead, TX- Damage
- Destroyed
- Injuries
- Serious
- Report
- CEN26LA294
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN26LA294)
N984TP2018 Pipistrel TAURUS ELECTRO G2.5
Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026
Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (destroyed damage at worst, latest Aug 2026)No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Texas Soaring Bats LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Houston, TX
- Certificate issued
- Apr 26, 2023
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Racing
- Airworthiness date
- May 25, 2023
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Pipistrel
- Model
- TAURUS ELECTRO G2.5
- Year
- 2018
- Serial number
- 167 T ET
- Aircraft type
- Glider
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Not Type Certificated
- Seats
- 2
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- ADBBB7
Engine
- Make and model
- Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
- Type
- Electric
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2023 – nowTexas Soaring Bats LLCHouston, TX · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (2)
Accident · substantial damage
Feb 1, 2024 · Waller, TXThe failure of both pilots to see and avoid one another while maneuvering, which resulted in a mid-air collision.
- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- None
- Report
- CEN24LA110
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN24LA110)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026