# N15LU: 2016 Halley KFT APOLLO AG-1, registration cancelled 2021-12-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 4, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Halley KFT APOLLO AG-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/halley-kft-apollo-ag-1) (registry code 130087A)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 010416
- Year built: 2016
- Type of aircraft: Gyroplane
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: December 1, 2017
- Certificate issued: August 1, 2018
- Last registry action: August 1, 2018
- Mode S code: A0C8E3
- Owner when cancelled: [Shaw Ryan D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHAW%20RYAN%20D)
- Location: [New River, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/New%20River)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9250° N, 112.1489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85087, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15LU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15LU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15LU-2021-12-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Halley KFT APOLLO AG-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/halley-kft-apollo-ag-1.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 GAA18CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA086), Dec 17, 2017: Halley KFT Apollo (N15LU), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to stop the main rotor rotation before taxiing the gyroplane in gusting wind conditions, resulting in the main rotor striking the empennage.

## 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 20171217023249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171217023249A), Dec 17, 2017: Halley Kft APOLLO AG-01 (N15LU), North Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. On December 17, 2017, at 1638 PST, a 2016 Halley Kft, apollo AG-1, gyroplane (N15LU), sustained substantial damage when the rotor blades struck the propeller…

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