Piston helicopter

N153PS

2016 Homebuilt Cavalon

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
V00261
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Rotax 914UL
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Van Alstyne, TX
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Registration record

N153PS on the FAA register

Type
2016 Homebuilt Cavalon
Serial
V00261
Engines
Rotax 914UL
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Van Alstyne, TX
Certificate issued
2016-08-25
Airworthiness date
2016-09-30
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0D6AA
Mode S (octal)
50153252
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Autogyro Gmbh CAVALON
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-09-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2016-08-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N153PS to the current registrant.
  • 2007-01-08
    N153PS previously assigned to a PZL PW-5 (s/n 17.10.025); cancelled.
Overview

About N153PS

N153PS is a 2016 Homebuilt Cavalon, serial number V00261. It is registered to an individual in Van Alstyne, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 25, 2016 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Rotax 914UL engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 30, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N153PS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-03-04 Accident · Hardwick, NJ Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC06CA076
Reported aircraft: PZL PW-5 — a different aircraft that carried the N153PS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A loss of lift which resulted in a forced landing.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.