# Stephens H James SPORTCOPTER VORTEX

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05630D4
- Manufacturer (registry): STEPHENS H JAMES
- Model: SPORTCOPTER VORTEX
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/stephens-h-james-sportcopter-vortex

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## 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.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Austin Jeffrey L SPORT COPTER VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/austin-jeffrey-l-sport-copter-vortex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056068J
- [Hines Lyle R SPORTCOPTER-VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/hines-lyle-r-sportcopter-vortex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606LZ
- [Johnson Basil SPORT COPTER VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-basil-sport-copter-vortex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056078Y
- [Steiner Brock SPORT COPTER VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/steiner-brock-sport-copter-vortex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05615E7
- [Fox Jeff W SPORTCOPTER/VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/fox-jeff-w-sportcopter-vortex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617MQ
- [Matson Randy SPORT COPTER VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/matson-randy-sport-copter-vortex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617PU
- [Wildey Dwane SPORT COPTER VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/wildey-dwane-sport-copter-vortex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619DF
- [Greg J Gunther SPORT COPTER VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/greg-j-gunther-sport-copter-vortex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056306P
- [Gillan Bradley SPORTCOPTER VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/gillan-bradley-sportcopter-vortex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056315P
- [James D Ferrell SPORT COPTER VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/james-d-ferrell-sport-copter-vortex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05632ZR
- [Vanek Jim SPORT COPTER VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/vanek-jim-sport-copter-vortex): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056041M
- [Waters Clyde Edward SPORT COPTER-VORTEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/waters-clyde-edward-sport-copter-vortex): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056042A

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