Glider

N880HM

2021 Pipistrel Velis Electro Lsa |

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2021
Serial
VSWX1280032
Class
Glider
Engines
Pipistrel E-811 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Florida Institute of Technology (Corporation)
Based
Melbourne, FL
Registration record

N880HM on the FAA register

Type
2021 Pipistrel Velis Electro Lsa | (FAA: Pipistrel D O O VIRUS SW 128)
Serial
VSWX1280032
Engines
Pipistrel E-811 series
Registered owner
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL
Certificate issued
2021-06-30
Airworthiness date
2024-03-06
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
AC1E90
Mode S (octal)
53017220
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2021-06-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N880HM.
Overview

About N880HM

N880HM is a 2021 Pipistrel Velis Electro Lsa | (FAA model VIRUS SW 128), serial number VSWX1280032. The FAA register lists Florida Institute of Technology as the registrant in Melbourne, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 30, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Pipistrel E-811 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated March 6, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N880HM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N880HM.

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

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