# N425RD: 2019 Russell W Dyer VORTEX, registration cancelled 2022-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Russell W Dyer VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/russell-w-dyer-vortex) (registry code 05636GL)
- Engine: [Rotax 582](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582) (registry code 55551)
- Serial number: 011
- Year built: 2019
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Kit: Sport Copter Inc VORTEX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 21, 2019
- Certificate issued: February 24, 2022
- Last registry action: February 24, 2022
- Mode S code: A50FAD
- Owners when cancelled: [Jensen William H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENSEN%20WILLIAM%20H), [Jensen Linda J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENSEN%20LINDA%20J)
- Location: [Hidden Valley Lake, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hidden%20Valley%20Lake)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8130° N, 122.5481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95467, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N425RD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=425RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425RD-2022-11-26

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Russell W Dyer VORTEX: https://openairdocs.org/model/russell-w-dyer-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 WPR22FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA053), Dec 2, 2021: Russell W Dyer Vortex (N425RD), Lakeport, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control for reasons that could not be determined and the delayed remedial action to recover from the power pushover event.

## 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 20211202020369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211202020369A), Dec 2, 2021: Russell W Dyer VORTEX (N425RD), Lakeport, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On December 2, 2021, a Vortex gyroplane registration number N425RD was substantially damaged during a fatal accident. The pilot and sole occupant sustained…

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