Gyroplane

N169DS

2019 Rotorsport Uk Mtosport 2017

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2019
Serial
RSUK-M01839
Class
Gyroplane
Engines
Rotax 915 IS
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Horseshoe Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Fairfield, TX
Registration record

N169DS on the FAA register

Type
2019 Rotorsport Uk Mtosport 2017
Serial
RSUK-M01839
Engines
Rotax 915 IS
Registered owner
Horseshoe Air LLC
Fairfield, TX
Certificate issued
2020-06-17
Airworthiness date
2020-01-17
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Primary
Mode S (hex)
A11379
Mode S (octal)
50211571
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-06-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N169DS to the current registrant.
  • 2020-01-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (primary category).
  • 2019
    Manufactured (2019).
  • 2013-04-09
    N169DS previously assigned to a Homebuilt BD-5B (s/n 29); cancelled.
Overview

About N169DS

N169DS is a 2019 Rotorsport Uk Mtosport 2017, serial number RSUK-M01839. The FAA register lists Horseshoe Air LLC as the registrant in Fairfield, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 17, 2020 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a gyroplane, one Rotax 915 IS engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is primary category, dated January 17, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N169DS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-10-30 Accident · Phoenix, AZ Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · LAX97LA028
Reported aircraft: Leibert BD-5B — a different aircraft that carried the N169DS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: 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.

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.