Single-engine piston

N157BL

2012 Pipistrel Alpha Trainer

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
487 AT 912 LSA
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912UL2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
L E Dibble Flying Club LLC (LLC)
Based
Zephyr Cove, NV
Registration record

N157BL on the FAA register

Type
2012 Pipistrel Alpha Trainer
Serial
487 AT 912 LSA
Engines
Rotax 912UL2
Registered owner
L E Dibble Flying Club LLC
Zephyr Cove, NV
Certificate issued
2014-03-26
Airworthiness date
2013-09-03
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
A0E454
Mode S (octal)
50162124
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-03-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N157BL.
  • 2013-09-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
  • 2012
    Manufactured (2012).
Overview

About N157BL

N157BL is a 2012 Pipistrel Alpha Trainer, serial number 487 AT 912 LSA. The FAA register lists L E Dibble Flying Club LLC as the registrant in Zephyr Cove, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 26, 2014 and expires on March 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912UL2 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is light sport category (airplane), dated September 3, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N157BL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N157BL.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.