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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 13, 2026Loren D Jones GYRO TECHNIC VX2
N557LJ is a Loren D Jones GYRO TECHNIC VX2, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2023. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Prior Lake, Minnesota. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 10, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated July 7, 2023.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Loren D Jones
- Model
- GYRO TECHNIC VX2
- Serial number
- VX2-002
- Type
- RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Rotax 912ISC · 100 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas; the engine's maker also approves mogas, UL91, UL94
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 2023
- Kit
- GYRO TECHNIC LLC GT-VX2
- Transponder code
- A71A6F (octal 51615157)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- May 10, 2023
- Expires
- May 31, 2030
- Last FAA action
- May 10, 2023
- Airworthiness
- ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Amateur builtFAA certificate purpose code 2 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · July 7, 2023
- FAA region
- Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01405236
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Jones Loren D
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 3915 Regal Pass NW
Prior Lake, MN 55372-3619
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N557LJ links to the rest of the register
- Loren D Jones 1 aircraft on the register
- Rotax 912ISC 70 aircraft with this engine series · 100 hp
- Prior Lake, MN 38 aircraft registered in this town
- Minnesota 6,969 aircraft registered
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The public federal record on N557LJ, 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 Jones Loren D, an individual, certificate issued May 10, 2023, expires May 31, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Experimental certificate for amateur built, dated July 7, 2023, consistent with the 2023 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial VX2-002 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N557LJ according to the deregistered file. [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 N557LJ: Accident on October 8, 2023 at Saint Peter, MN: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal). Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Gyro Technic GT-VX2 · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level maneuvering through a river valley.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 13, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 13, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 13, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 13, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data