# N1025Y: 1997 Waters Clyde VORTEX, registration cancelled 2004-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Waters Clyde VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/waters-clyde-vortex) (registry code 05603FA)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 022
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 24, 1997
- Certificate issued: October 7, 2003
- Last registry action: October 7, 2003
- Mode S code: A00F40
- Owner when cancelled: [Rheinhardt Wayne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RHEINHARDT%20WAYNE)
- Location: [Mount Vernon, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Mount%20Vernon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9316° N, 87.9044° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47620, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1025Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1025Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1025Y-2004-12-16

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Waters Clyde VORTEX: https://openairdocs.org/model/waters-clyde-vortex.md

## 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 CHI98LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA176), May 27, 1998: Waters Vortex (N1025Y), Monroe, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM. A factor associated with the accident was the soft terrain on which the gyrocopter touched down.

## 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 19980527011029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980527011029A), May 27, 1998: Amtr VORTEX (N1025Y), Monroe, WI, Substantial damage. Chopper was losing rotary power, and the pilot made an emerg landing in a field. Acft landed hard and sustained dam (.4)the pilot stated that shortly after…

## Other aircraft with N1025Y

- [Cancelled 1993-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1025Y-1993-04-01): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B0318. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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