# N254AB: 2024 Gyroflight M24 XTREME

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gyroflight M24 XTREME](https://openairdocs.org/model/gyroflight-m24-xtreme) (registry code 05642LU, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 916 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-916-is-series) (registry code 55622)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24245187
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Gyroplane
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Magni Gyro Srl M24 XTREME
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 28, 2024
- Certificate issued: July 16, 2024
- Expires: July 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A2665C
- Registered owner: [Gyroflight LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GYROFLIGHT%20LLC)
- Location: [Dane, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Dane)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 43.2431° N, 89.5311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53529, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=254AB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N254AB

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 916 IS model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Gyroflight M24 XTREME)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 916 IS series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N254AB.

## NTSB investigations on N254AB not matched to an aircraft (2)

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

- [NTSB ERA14FA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA416), Aug 31, 2014: Piper PA-25-260 (N254AB), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper deployment of the banner-tow hook, which resulted in it becoming entangled between the left elevator and horizontal stabilizer, restricted the movement of the elevator, and led…
- [NTSB ERA10CA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA417), Aug 12, 2010: Piper PA-25-260 (N254AB), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N254AB.

## Reports on N254AB not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N254AB, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 20140831018679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140831018679A), Aug 31, 2014: Piper PA-25-260 (N254AB), Saint Petersbur, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft departed runway 7 after clearance from ATC to ?pick and go? On runway 18. This is a procedure where the pilot picks up the banner during the initial…
- [Accident 20100812042939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100812042939A), Aug 12, 2010: Piper PA-25-260 (N254AB), St. Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. On August 12, 2010 at approximately 18:43 EDT a Piper PA-25-260, N254AB, s/n 25-75566048, registered to aerial banners inc but being operated by tampa aerial…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Gyroflight M24 XTREME aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gyroflight-m24-xtreme/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 916 IS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-916-is-series.md

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.