Gyroplane

N1978B

2013 Homebuilt Xtract

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2013
Serial
BK2012
Class
Gyroplane
Engines
Rotax 912UL series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Hamilton, OH
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Registration record

N1978B on the FAA register

Type
2013 Homebuilt Xtract
Serial
BK2012
Engines
Rotax 912UL series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hamilton, OH
Certificate issued
2018-04-18
Airworthiness date
2013-04-08
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1859E
Mode S (octal)
50302636
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N1978B to the current registrant.
  • 2013-04-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1970-08-27
    N1978B previously assigned to a Luscombe 8A (s/n 6405); cancelled.
Overview

About N1978B

N1978B is a 2013 Homebuilt Xtract, serial number BK2012. It is registered to co-owners in Hamilton, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2018 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a gyroplane, one Rotax 912UL series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 8, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1978B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-07-10 Accident · Curryville Mo, 25 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2020
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8A — a different aircraft that carried the N1978B 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.