# N395SC: Steiner Brock SPORT COPTER VORTEX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Steiner Brock SPORT COPTER VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/steiner-brock-sport-copter-vortex) (registry code 05615E7, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: 095
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sport Copter Inc VORTEX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 9, 2003
- Certificate issued: September 11, 2023
- Expires: September 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A496EF
- Registered owner: [Weishaupt Louis R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEISHAUPT%20LOUIS%20R)
- Location: [Mackinaw, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Mackinaw)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5261° N, 89.3418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61755, 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=395SC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N395SC

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 (Steiner Brock SPORT COPTER VORTEX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax SEE BOMBADIER)

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 GAA18CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA073), Dec 8, 2017: Brock Steiner Sport Copter Vortex (N395SC), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain situational and geographic awareness during the flight, which resulted in him becoming lost and exhausting the gyroplane’s fuel.

## 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 20171207016239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171207016239A), Dec 7, 2017: Steiner Brock SPORT COPTER VORTEX (N395SC), Spanish Fork, UT, Substantial damage. On 12/07/2017 at 1819 MST, N395SC, an experimental amateur built Sport Copter Vortex experienced fuel exhaustion and attempted a landing on us 89. The aircraft…

## 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 Steiner Brock SPORT COPTER VORTEX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/steiner-brock-sport-copter-vortex/aircraft.md
- The Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier.md

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