# N163SW: John S Wolfe VORTEX M912

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [John S Wolfe VORTEX M912](https://openairdocs.org/model/john-s-wolfe-vortex-m912) (registry code 056360X, 1 seats)
- Serial number: 194
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Sport Copter Inc VORTEX M912
- Certificate issued: November 30, 2017
- Expires: November 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A0FE78
- Registered owner: [Wolfe John S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOLFE%20JOHN%20S)
- Location: [Marysville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Marysville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2613° N, 83.3581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43040, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=163SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163SW

From the FAA registry file of October 21, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (John S Wolfe VORTEX M912)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA87MA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA018), Jan 15, 1987: Swearingen SA-226TC (N163SW), Kearns, UT, destroyed, 10 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19870115081952A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870115081952A), Jan 15, 1987: Swrngn SA226TC (N163SW), Salt Lake City, UT, Destroyed, 8 fatal. During vectors to Salt Lake City,was hit by N6485U,a dual unauthorized flight in asra.ATC failed to warn of traffic

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft.

## Earlier aircraft with N163SW

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N163SW before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163SW-undated): Swearingen SA226TC, S/N TC327. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other John S Wolfe VORTEX M912 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/john-s-wolfe-vortex-m912/aircraft.md
- STCs for the John S Wolfe VORTEX M912: https://openairdocs.org/model/john-s-wolfe-vortex-m912/stcs.md

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