# N9261N: Stephens H James SPORTCOPTER VORTEX, registration cancelled 1999-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Stephens H James SPORTCOPTER VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/stephens-h-james-sportcopter-vortex) (registry code 05630D4)
- Serial number: 1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 6, 1996
- Last registry action: March 16, 1999
- Mode S code: ACD6FC
- Owner when cancelled: [Stephens H James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEPHENS%20H%20JAMES)
- Location: [Chinook, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Chinook)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.5260° N, 109.1986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59523, within about 22 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9261N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9261N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9261N-1999-05-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Stephens H James SPORTCOPTER VORTEX: https://openairdocs.org/model/stephens-h-james-sportcopter-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 SEA98LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA091), Jun 9, 1998: Stephens Vortex (N9261N), Chinook, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control for an undetermined reason.

## 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 19980609025689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980609025689A), Jun 9, 1998: N9261N, Chinook, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.4)The private pilot, who was the builder of the gyroplane, had logged about 21 hours of flight time in gyroplanes, but did not have a gyroplane rating. A…

## Other aircraft with N9261N

- [Cancelled 1991-05-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9261N-1991-05-30): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 2841304. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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