# Rotorsport UK MTOSPORT 2017

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 7730110, 05638QQ
- Manufacturer (registry): ROTORSPORT UK LTD
- Model: MTOSPORT 2017
- Aircraft type: Gyroplane
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Data sheet: [TCDS Q00010NY](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/Q00010NY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Holder: AutoGyro Certification Limited
- Registered aircraft: 16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/rotorsport-uk-mtosport-2017

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- [AD 2022-13-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-13-07): Main Rotor Blades · AutoGyro Certification Calidus, Cavalon and MTOsport 2017. Effective Jul 7, 2022

## Registered aircraft (16)

- [N169DS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169DS): [Horseshoe Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORSESHOE%20AIR%20LLC), [Fairfield, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fairfield), built 2019, S/N RSUK-M01839
- [N28TE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28TE): [Grover Kirk A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROVER%20KIRK%20A), [Prairieville, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Prairieville), built 2019, S/N RSUK-M01838
- [N44AL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44AL): [Shultz Robert F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHULTZ%20ROBERT%20F), [Spring, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Spring), built 2019, S/N RSUK-M01835
- [N457KW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N457KW): [Wallingford Kenneth H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALLINGFORD%20KENNETH%20H), [Lake City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Lake%20City), built 2022, S/N RSUK-M01968
- [N615MW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N615MW): [Garner L Michele Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARNER%20L%20MICHELE%20TRUSTEE), [Nashville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Nashville), built 2019, S/N RSUK - M01704
- [N621BH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N621BH): [Diaz Javier](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIAZ%20JAVIER), [Harrison, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Harrison), built 2021, S/N RSUK-M01925
- [N647CH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N647CH): [Harrison Charles L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRISON%20CHARLES%20L), [Vicksburg, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Vicksburg), built 2023, S/N RSUK-M02008
- [N64RJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64RJ): [Johnson Robin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20ROBIN), [Boulder, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Boulder), built 2025, S/N RSUK-M02041
- [N718KP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N718KP): [Dessert Fish Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESSERT%20FISH%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Queen Creek, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Queen%20Creek), built 2023, S/N RSUK/M01985
- [N743LD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N743LD): [Gyroaviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GYROAVIATION%20LLC), [Navarre, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Navarre), built 2022, S/N RSUK-M01982
- [N90WM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90WM): [Graham Dean](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAHAM%20DEAN), [Emigrant, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Emigrant), S/N RSUK-M01900
- [N915GY](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N915GY): [Imagawa Hideyuki](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IMAGAWA%20HIDEYUKI), [Valencia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Valencia), S/N RSUK-M01860
- [N955KC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N955KC): [Valiair Lc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALIAIR%20LC%20TRUSTEE), [Casper, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Casper), built 2023, S/N RSUK-M01977
- [N973DK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N973DK): [Ra Aviation Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RA%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Sorrento, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sorrento), built 2019, S/N RSUK-M01821
- [N975CD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N975CD): [Dungan Che P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNGAN%20CHE%20P), [Arlington, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Arlington), built 2023, S/N RSUK-M01994
- [N994AG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N994AG): [N994ag LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N994AG%20LLC), [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa), built 2019, S/N RSUK - M01705

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ERA24LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA008), Oct 13, 2023: Rotorsport UK Mtosport 2017 (N975CD), Easton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the gyroplane on takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN22LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA311), Jul 1, 2022: Rotorsport UK MTOSport 2017 (N44AL), Mead, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB ERA20LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA284), Aug 11, 2020: Rotorsport UK MTOsport 2017 (N615MW), Springfield, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue the takeoff when the gyroplane’s actual performance failed to match that predicted in his performance planning. Contributing to the accident was the gyrocopter’s…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20231013018209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231013018209A), Oct 13, 2023: Rotorsport Uk Ltd MTOSPORT 2017 (N975CD), Easton, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot was taking off from rwy 04 at Easton esn. Pilot reported after liftoff between 10-30 feet off the ground, aircraft started uncommanding right turn. Pilot…
- [Accident 20220701022989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220701022989A), Jul 1, 2022: Rotorsport MTOSPORT 2017 (N44AL), Durant, OK, Substantial damage. Gyroplane, departed kingston, OK (F31) for a local area flight. As the pilot was flying on the side of a lake, the aircraft lost power and only had about 30%…
- [Accident 20200811012699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200811012699A), Aug 11, 2020: Rotorsport Uk Ltd MTOSPORT 2017 (N615MW), Springfield, TN, Substantial damage. On 8/11/2020 at approximately 1325Z N615MW, with two souls on board, was attempting to takeoff from runway 04 at M91 (Springfield/robertson county airport,…

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (1)

Approved for this model: the STC's model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. In force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has.

- [STC SA01967WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01967WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas. General Aviation Modifications Inc

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Ronald J Menzie MTO SPORT 2017](https://openairdocs.org/model/ronald-j-menzie-mto-sport-2017): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05637FU
- [Gary J Kapphahn Trustee MTOSPORT2017](https://openairdocs.org/model/gary-j-kapphahn-trustee-mtosport2017): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05637LM
- [Joseph H Lanzillo MTOSPORT 2017](https://openairdocs.org/model/joseph-h-lanzillo-mtosport-2017): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05640IV
- [Andrew Feghali MTOSPORT 2017](https://openairdocs.org/model/andrew-feghali-mtosport-2017): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05641SK
- [Mark Morton MTOSPORT 2017](https://openairdocs.org/model/mark-morton-mtosport-2017): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056426B
- [Steven M Scott MTOSPORT 2017](https://openairdocs.org/model/steven-m-scott-mtosport-2017): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05642PM
- [Richard L Ragsdale MTOSPORT 2017](https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-l-ragsdale-mtosport-2017): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05642T6
- [Autogyro Certification MTOSPORT 2017](https://openairdocs.org/model/autogyro-certification-mtosport-2017): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7730111

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