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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 27, 2026Rotorsport Uk Ltd MTOSPORT 2017
N169DS is a Rotorsport Uk Ltd MTOSPORT 2017, a gyroplane with a four-stroke engine, built in 2019. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Horseshoe Air LLC, an LLC in Fairfield, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 17, 2020 and expires on June 30, 2027. It holds a primary airworthiness certificate, dated January 17, 2020.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Rotorsport Uk Ltd
- Model
- MTOSPORT 2017 · all MTOSPORT 2017s and related versions
- Built of
- compositeThe airframe is composite: carbon fibre or glass fibre set in resin, moulded in large pieces with few joints, which gives smooth shapes but needs different inspection and repair methods from metal. A gyroplane with a composite cabin on a stainless-steel mast. This is how the Rotorsport Uk Ltd MTOSPORT 2017 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- RSUK-M01839
- Type
- GyroplaneFAA type of aircraft code 9 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Four-cycle pistonFAA type of engine code 8 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Rotax 915 IS · 135 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 2019
- Transponder code
- A11379 (octal 50211571)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- June 17, 2020
- Expires
- June 30, 2027
- Last FAA action
- January 22, 2023
- Airworthiness
- PrimaryFAA airworthiness class code 7 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · January 17, 2020
- FAA region
- SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01307197
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Horseshoe Air LLC
- Type
- LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 420 e Reunion St
Fairfield, TX 75840-1631
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N169DS links to the rest of the register
- Rotorsport Uk Ltd MTOSPORT 2017 16 registered
- Rotorsport Uk Ltd 64 aircraft on the register
- Built of composite · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Rotax 915 IS 393 aircraft with this engine series · 135 hp
- Horseshoe Air LLC 3 aircraft registered to this organisation
- Fairfield, TX 10 aircraft registered in this town
- Texas 29,940 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Rotorsport Uk Ltd MTOSPORT 2017 1 airworthiness directives
- Approved modifications for the Rotorsport Uk Ltd MTOSPORT 2017 1 supplemental type certificates
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The public federal record on N169DS, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Horseshoe Air LLC, an LLC, certificate issued June 17, 2020, expires June 30, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Primary certificate, dated January 17, 2020, consistent with the 2019 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial RSUK-M01839 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N169DS was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Leibert Edward BD-5B (serial 29, cancelled April 9, 2013). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
1 NTSB record under N169DS: Accident on October 30, 1996 at Phoenix, AZ: serious injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Leibert BD-5B · operated under 091
loss of engine power during the takeoff initial climb, due to an undetermined cooling system malfunction. A related factor was: soft terrain in the forced landing area.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 27, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 27, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 27, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 27, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data