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N96XV2003 Gillespie Gregory S SPORT COPTER VORTEX

DeregisteredNot yet verified by ownerSource: FAA, updated Oct 21, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jun 8, 2009.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Feb 2004)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Nevada City, CA
owner city / state
Engine
ROTAX (ALL)
Bombardier
Owners
1
since 2003
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2004
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 21, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Nevada City, CA
Certificate issued
Apr 23, 2003
Canceled
Jun 8, 2009
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Nov 22, 2003

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Gillespie Gregory S
Model
SPORT COPTER VORTEX
Year
2003
Serial number
096
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
1
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Sport Copter Inc Vortex
Mode S code
AD5BEE

Engine

Make and model
Bombardier Rotax (All)
Type
Reciprocating

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2003 – 2009Individual ownerNevada City, CA

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 21, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Feb 21, 2004 · Yuba City, CA

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 control. A factor to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience flying gyrocopters.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Fatal
Report
LAX04LA132

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX04LA132)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • hose · improper partMar 3, 2004

    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 INSTALLED WAS FLEXIBLE/COLLAPSABLE AND HAD A 45 DEGREE KINK ON THE VACUUM SIDE. THIS MAY LEAD TO LESS VACUUM TO THE FUEL PUMP LOWERING THE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 21, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 21, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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