# N53MB: 2024 Bantum Alex M VORTEX M912

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bantum Alex M VORTEX M912](https://openairdocs.org/model/bantum-alex-m-vortex-m912) (registry code 056422C, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 007
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Gyroplane
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 17, 2025
- Certificate issued: April 11, 2025
- Expires: April 30, 2032
- Mode S code: A6AF29
- Registered owner: [Bantum Alex M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANTUM%20ALEX%20M)
- Location: [Port Saint Lucie, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Port%20Saint%20Lucie)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.2903° N, 80.4971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34987, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53MB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53MB

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 912ULS model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Bantum Alex M VORTEX M912)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N53MB.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N53MB.

## 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 N53MB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N53MB before.

- [Cancelled 2019-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53MB-2019-09-13): George Applebay GA-II, S/N I, built 1970. First renewal notice. Owner: [Bauer Mark J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAUER%20MARK%20J), [Geneseo, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Geneseo)

## Related

- Other Bantum Alex M VORTEX M912 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bantum-alex-m-vortex-m912/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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