N396EA - 2025 Pipistrel D O O Virus SW Aircraft Registration

N396EA is a 2025 Pipistrel D O O VIRUS SW, a single-engine four-cycle piston aircraft registered to Elemental Aviation Lc in Heber City, UT. This aircraft holds a light sport airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 14, 2025. Powered by a Rotax 912ULS3 engine producing 100 horsepower, N396EA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A49978 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N396EA was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 40.4200, -111.3328 on March 22, 2026. The FAA registry record for N396EA was last updated on July 3, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Pipistrel Virus, a pioneering composite ultralight aircraft, revolutionized light sport aviation as one of the first serially-produced composite microlights. First flown in 1997, it is a low-wing single-engine monoplane that seats two occupants. Based on the earlier Sinus motorglider design but featuring shorter wings for improved performance, the Virus was manufactured by Pipistrel d.o.o of Slovenia, which began mass production in 2000. AviatorDB tracks 216 Pipistrel D O O aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is PIVI.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N396EA. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.