# N39GB: 2012 Gillan Bradley SPORTCOPTER VORTEX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gillan Bradley SPORTCOPTER VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/gillan-bradley-sportcopter-vortex) (registry code 056315P, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 218
- Year built: 2012
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 22, 2012
- Certificate issued: August 10, 2012
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A48108
- Registered owner: [Bradley Gillan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRADLEY%20GILLAN)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5382° N, 122.6000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97213, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39GB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39GB

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 (Gillan Bradley SPORTCOPTER VORTEX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N39GB.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N39GB.

## 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 N39GB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N39GB before.

- [Cancelled 2003-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39GB-2003-10-03): Brandt Gary W B-8M, S/N 1, built 1985. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [Brandt Gary W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRANDT%20GARY%20W), [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)

## Related

- Other Gillan Bradley SPORTCOPTER VORTEX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gillan-bradley-sportcopter-vortex/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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