# N96XV: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 8, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96XV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96XV

## Aircraft that carried N96XV

- [Cancelled 2009-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96XV-2009-06-08): Gillespie Gregory S SPORT COPTER VORTEX, S/N 096, built 2003. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Gillespie Gregory S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILLESPIE%20GREGORY%20S), [Nevada City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Nevada%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N96XV (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 LAX04LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA132), Feb 21, 2004: Gillespie Sport Copter Vortex (N96XV), Yuba City, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to the incorrect installation of the fuel line, which resulted in fuel starvation, and the pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM, which resulted in an inflight loss of…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N96XV (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 20040221001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040221001679A), Feb 21, 2004: Amtr SPORTCOPTER (N96XV), Marysville, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Gyro copter N96XV was flying downwind, 1 mile south of myv, about 50 feet above AGL heading north. A witness heard the engine sputtering and saw the…

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