Accident: Pipistrel Virus SW
Apr 4, 2017 · Micanopy, FL
NTSB numberERA17FA145Event id20170404X04612
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's intentional flight into an area of known convective thunderstorm activity, which resulted in an in-flight breakup.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Pipistrel Virus SW
- Registration
- N155CL
- Year built
- 2016
- Category
- Glider
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise Windshear or thunderstorm
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)15 nm (27 km) north
- Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field (OCF)19 nm (36 km) south-east
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