Pipistrel D O O SINUS 912 N1277P

Summary

On 31 May 2026 at about 17:36 local time, a Pipistrel D O O SINUS 912 registered N1277P was involved in an accident near Columbus, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

31 May 2026 at 17:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbus, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Columbus-Lowndes County Airpor (UBS)

Coordinates

33.4902, -88.2868

Aircraft

Pipistrel D O O SINUS 912

Registration

N1277P

Category

Glider

Year built

2025

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR26FA202

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 31, 2026, about 1236 central daylight time, a Pipistrel D O O Sinus 912, N1277P, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Columbus, Mississippi. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the airport manager from Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS), Columbus, Mississippi, the pilot was observed arriving at the airport around noon. Airport security video showed the airplane takeoff a short time later. Preliminary ADS-B revealed that the airplane departed UBS about 1207 and flew in a northeasterly direction for about 15 minutes. The flight track indicated a turn to the west-southwest in a direction back toward UBS. ADS-B data ended about 8 miles northeast of UBS. Examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane was destroyed in a postcrash fire and came to rest upright adjacent to a field, near a rural residential area, about 5 miles northeast of UBS. The main wreckage came to rest on a magnetic heading of 148° at the base of a power transmission pole. The first identified point of contact (FIPC) was a power transmission line about 25 ft southwest of the transmission pole. All major structural components of the airplane were located at the accident site. The airplane was recovered to a secure facility for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.