Piston helicopter

N178V

2001 Homebuilt Sport Copter VRTX II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
060
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kingsland, TX
Registration record

N178V on the FAA register

Type
2001 Homebuilt Sport Copter VRTX II
Serial
060
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kingsland, TX
Certificate issued
2021-02-08
Airworthiness date
2001-09-06
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A138C0
Mode S (octal)
50234300
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N178V to the current registrant.
  • 2001-09-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1933-03-07
    N178V previously assigned to a Cessna CG-2 (s/n 50); cancelled.
Overview

About N178V

N178V is a 2001 Homebuilt Sport Copter VRTX II, serial number 060. It is registered to an individual in Kingsland, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 8, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 6, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N178V.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N178V.

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.