# N44AL: 2019 Rotorsport UK MTOSPORT 2017 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Rotorsport UK MTOSPORT 2017](https://openairdocs.org/model/rotorsport-uk-mtosport-2017) (registry code 7730110, 2 seats) - Engine: [Rotax 915 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (registry code 55620) - Data sheets: [TCDS Q00010NY](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/Q00010NY) (AutoGyro Certification Limited), [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: RSUK-M01835 - Year built: 2019 - Type: Gyroplane - Engine type: 4 cycle - Airworthiness: Primary - Airworthiness date: January 17, 2020 - Certificate issued: October 16, 2024 - Expires: October 31, 2031 - Mode S code: A5484F - Registered owner: [Shultz Robert F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHULTZ%20ROBERT%20F) - Location: [Spring, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Spring) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 30.1003° N, 95.3565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77386, 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=44AL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44AL 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 915 IS model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 3 in force ### Matched by airframe (Rotorsport UK MTOSPORT 2017) - [AD 2022-13-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-13-07): Main Rotor Blades · AutoGyro Certification Calidus, Cavalon and MTOsport 2017. Effective Jul 7, 2022 ### Matched by engine (Rotax 915 IS series) - [AD 2026-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-04-02): Turbine Engine Reduction Gear · BRP-Rotax 915 iSc2 C24 and 915 iSc3 C24. Effective Mar 19, 2026 - [AD 2025-15-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-15-03): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Aug 6, 2025 ### Historical (superseded or no longer in force) - [AD 2025-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-07-02) (historical): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Apr 21, 2025 ## 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 CEN22LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA311), Jul 1, 2022: Rotorsport UK MTOSport 2017 (N44AL), Mead, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined. ## 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 20220701022989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220701022989A), Jul 1, 2022: Rotorsport MTOSPORT 2017 (N44AL), Durant, OK, Substantial damage. Gyroplane, departed kingston, OK (F31) for a local area flight. As the pilot was flying on the side of a lake, the aircraft lost power and only had about 30%… ## 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) (2) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Rotorsport UK MTOSPORT 2017) - [STC SA01967WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01967WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas. General Aviation Modifications Inc ### Approved for the engine (Rotax 915 IS series) - [STC SE01966WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01966WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas in spark ignition piston aircraft engines. General Aviation Modifications Inc. Lists 915 iSc2 C24 ## Earlier aircraft with N44AL The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N44AL before. - [Cancelled 2011-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44AL-2011-05-09): Lefrancois Arthur SR. RANS S7, S/N 1286005, built 1986. Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation - [Cancelled 1984-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44AL-1984-10-12): Bell 206B, S/N 920, built 1972. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [N44al Partnership](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N44AL%20PARTNERSHIP), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette) ## Related - Other Rotorsport UK MTOSPORT 2017 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rotorsport-uk-mtosport-2017/aircraft.md - The Rotax 915 IS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-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.