Piston helicopter

N1981B

2012 Homebuilt Vortec M912 Gyrocopt

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
159
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Rotax 912
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Oregon City, OR
Registration record

N1981B on the FAA register

Type
2012 Homebuilt Vortec M912 Gyrocopt
Serial
159
Engines
Rotax 912
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Oregon City, OR
Certificate issued
2012-10-29
Airworthiness date
2012-11-19
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A18860
Mode S (octal)
50304140
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

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-11-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2012-10-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N1981B.
Overview

About N1981B

N1981B is a 2012 Homebuilt Vortec M912 Gyrocopt, serial number 159. It is registered to an individual in Oregon City, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 29, 2012 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Rotax 912 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 19, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1981B.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1981B.

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.