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N96XV

Cancelled 2009
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Deregistered aircraft · 2003 Gillespie Gregory S SPORT COPTER VORTEX · Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)

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Cancelled
June 8, 2009
Status when cancelled
Triennial form not returned
Serial number
096
Year built
2003
Type
Rotorcraft
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Experimental, amateur built
Airworthiness date
November 22, 2003
Certificate issued
April 23, 2003
Last registry action
April 21, 2009
Mode S code
AD5BEE
Kit
Sport Copter Inc VORTEX
Owner when cancelled
Gillespie Gregory S
Location
Nevada City, CA
Owner type
Individual
Airframe modelGillespie Gregory S SPORT COPTER VORTEXADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N96XV and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB LAX04LA132Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportYuba City, CAa 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 control. A factor to the accident was the pilot's lack of…Feb 21, 2004 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N96XV and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20040221001679ALow Level Operations · Marysville, CA(-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 aircraft descend at a 45 degree angle and impacted the feather river bed. The pilot was fatally injured.…Feb 21, 2004 · Destroyed · 1 fatal

Service difficulty reports · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

SDR 2004FA0000334Hose · improper partTHE VACUUM LINE GOING TO THE FUEL PNEUMATIC PUMP HAD AN IRREGULAR PART INSTALLED. THE MM REQUIRES A HARD, NON-COLLAPSIBLE, FUEL RESISTANT LINE. THE LINE INSTALLED WAS FLEXIBLE/COLLAPSABLE AND HAD A 45 DEGREE KINK ON THE VACUUM SIDE. THIS MAY LEAD TO LESS VACUUMar 3, 2004 · N96XV · Amtr VORTEX · Hoses and Tubes