Glider

N199EA

2023 Homebuilt Taurus Electro

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
TEX13500186
Class
Glider
Engines
Pipistrel ELECTRO 40/30
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Commander Funk LLP (Partnership)
Based
Portland, OR
Registration record

N199EA on the FAA register

Type
2023 Homebuilt Taurus Electro
Serial
TEX13500186
Engines
Pipistrel ELECTRO 40/30
Registered owner
Commander Funk LLP
Portland, OR
Certificate issued
2024-04-16
Airworthiness date
2025-09-30
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A189FF
Mode S (octal)
50304777
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2024-04-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N199EA to the current registrant.
  • 2023
    Manufactured (2023).
  • 2009-05-12
    N199EA previously assigned to a Beechcraft 99 (s/n U-37); cancelled.
Overview

About N199EA

N199EA is a 2023 Homebuilt Taurus Electro, serial number TEX13500186. The FAA register lists Commander Funk LLP as the registrant in Portland, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 16, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Pipistrel ELECTRO 40/30 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated September 30, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N199EA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-02-10 Accident · Richland,Wa, 47 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3316
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 99 — a different aircraft that carried the N199EA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PERSONNEL-INEFFECTIVE FAA SURVEILLANCE

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.