N96XV is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Gillespie Gregory S SPORT COPTER VORTEX built in 2003. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 8, 2009. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Gillespie Gregory S SPORT COPTER VORTEX cancelled June 8, 2009
- Serial number
- 096
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2003
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- April 23, 2003
- Last FAA action
- April 21, 2009
- Last owner
- Gillespie Gregory S (Individual)
Nevada City, CA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N96XV
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Gillespie Sport Copter Vortex · serial 096
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.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site