# N665TE: 2025 James P Schmidt SCHMIDT TITANIUM EXP

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [James P Schmidt SCHMIDT TITANIUM EXP](https://openairdocs.org/model/james-p-schmidt-schmidt-titanium-exp) (registry code 0564259, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 914ULS](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914uls) (registry code 55552)
- Serial number: 0066-0125
- Year built: 2025
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Tag Aviation Pty Ltd TITANIUM EXPLORER
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 27, 2025
- Certificate issued: July 2, 2025
- Expires: July 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A8C87A
- Registered owner: [Schmidt James P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDT%20JAMES%20P)
- Location: [Aurora, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Aurora)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6994° N, 104.7753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80017, 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=665TE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N665TE

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 (James P Schmidt SCHMIDT TITANIUM EXP)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 914ULS)

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 CEN26LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA254), Jul 13, 2026: Tag Aviation PTY Titanium Explorer (N665TE), Larkspur, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

## 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 20260713007259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260713007259A), Jul 13, 2026: James P Schmidt SCHMIDT TITANIUM EXP (N665TE), Larkspur, CO, Destroyed. While conducting part 91 flight operations 4.5 miles west of Larkspur, CO - pilot experienced a loss of engine power and landed in mountainous terrain. The…

## 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 James P Schmidt SCHMIDT TITANIUM EXP aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/james-p-schmidt-schmidt-titanium-exp/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 914ULS engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914uls.md

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