Glider

N442M

2016 Homebuilt Virus SW

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
791 SWN 100
Class
Glider
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
De Pere, WI
Registration record

N442M on the FAA register

Type
2016 Homebuilt Virus SW
Serial
791 SWN 100
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
De Pere, WI
Certificate issued
2025-12-17
Airworthiness date
2016-12-26
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5531E
Mode S (octal)
51251436
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina VIRUS SW
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N442M to the current registrant.
  • 2016-12-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1958-03-27
    N442M previously assigned to a Stinson SR-5E (s/n 9206A); cancelled.
Overview

About N442M

N442M is a 2016 Homebuilt Virus SW, serial number 791 SWN 100. It is registered to an individual in De Pere, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 17, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Rotax 912ULS series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 26, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N442M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N442M.

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.