Piston helicopter

N163SW

Homebuilt Vortex M912

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
194
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Marysville, OH
Registration record

N163SW on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Vortex M912
Serial
194
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Marysville, OH
Certificate issued
2017-11-30
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A0FE78
Mode S (octal)
50177170
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Sport Copter Inc VORTEX M912
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-11-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N163SW to the current registrant.
Overview

About N163SW

N163SW is a Homebuilt Vortex M912, serial number 194. It is registered to an individual in Marysville, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 30, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N163SW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-01-15 Accident · Kearns, UT Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DCA87MA018A
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA-226TC — a different aircraft that carried the N163SW registration before this airframe.

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.