# N291AG: 2017 Denzil Velarde MTO SPORT

- Status: Non-citizen corporation, flight hours not reported
- Airframe: [Denzil Velarde MTO SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/denzil-velarde-mto-sport) (registry code 056354M, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 914UL](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (registry code 55553)
- Serial number: M01280
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Autogyro Gmbh MTO SPORT
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 2017
- Certificate issued: December 14, 2023
- Expires: December 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A2F938
- Registered owner: [N291ag Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N291AG%20CO)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=291AG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N291AG

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.

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

### Matched by airframe (Denzil Velarde MTO SPORT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 914UL)

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, 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 ERA24LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA153), Mar 24, 2024: Denzil Velarde MTO Sport (N291AG), Tavernier, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The gyroplane’s encounter with a tailwind during the initial climb, which resulted in a loss of airspeed and subsequent forced landing.

## 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, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20240324004059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240324004059A), Mar 24, 2024: Denzil Velarde MTO SPORT (N291AG), Tavernier, FL, Destroyed. Part 91 experimental operating amateur built aircraft registration [privacy data omitted], serial number M01280 with one pilot and one passenger on board…

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N291AG

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N291AG before.

- [Cancelled 2012-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291AG-2012-02-15): Boeing 737-36Q, S/N 29140, built 1998. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Rain III LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAIN%20III%20LLC), [Newport Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newport%20Beach)

## Related

- Other Denzil Velarde MTO SPORT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/denzil-velarde-mto-sport/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 914UL engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul.md

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