Electric aircraft

N198AM

2017 Homebuilt Alpha Electro

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2017
Serial
879 AE 60
Class
Electric aircraft
Engines
Pipistrel PEM 60MVLC
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
City of Reedley (Government)
Based
Reedley, CA
Registration record

N198AM on the FAA register

Type
2017 Homebuilt Alpha Electro
Serial
879 AE 60
Engines
Pipistrel PEM 60MVLC
Registered owner
City of Reedley
Reedley, CA
Certificate issued
2025-12-15
Airworthiness date
2024-04-23
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
A185EF
Mode S (octal)
50302757
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N198AM.
  • 2024-04-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
  • 2017
    Manufactured (2017).
Overview

About N198AM

N198AM is a 2017 Homebuilt Alpha Electro, serial number 879 AE 60. The FAA register lists City of Reedley as the registrant in Reedley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 15, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an electric aircraft, one Pipistrel PEM 60MVLC engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is light sport category (airplane), dated April 23, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N198AM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N198AM.

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.