# N96XV: 2003 Gillespie Gregory S SPORT COPTER VORTEX, registration cancelled 2009-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Gillespie Gregory S SPORT COPTER VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/gillespie-gregory-s-sport-copter-vortex) (registry code 05615EG)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 096
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sport Copter Inc VORTEX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 2003
- Certificate issued: April 23, 2003
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: AD5BEE
- Owner when cancelled: [Gillespie Gregory S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILLESPIE%20GREGORY%20S)
- Location: [Nevada City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Nevada%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3515° N, 120.8705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95959, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96XV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96XV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96XV-2009-06-08

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 Gillespie Gregory S SPORT COPTER VORTEX: https://openairdocs.org/model/gillespie-gregory-s-sport-copter-vortex.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 2004FA0000334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000334), Mar 3, 2004: HOSE. IMPROPER PART. THE 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 INSTALL

## 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 LAX04LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA132), Feb 21, 2004: Gillespie Sport Copter Vortex (N96XV), Yuba City, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a 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…

## 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 20040221001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040221001679A), Feb 21, 2004: Amtr SPORTCOPTER (N96XV), Marysville, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-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…

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