Piston helicopter

N2223A

1978 Homebuilt Avenger Gyro Plane

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
FM1-2000
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Majestic Aviaiton (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
What's N2223A worth? Track flights
Registration record

N2223A on the FAA register

Type
1978 Homebuilt Avenger Gyro Plane
Serial
FM1-2000
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Majestic Aviaiton
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
1996-12-18
Airworthiness date
1979-07-21
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1EB31
Mode S (octal)
50365461
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-07-24
    Accident at Mentone, IN; damage: substantial.
  • 1996-12-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N2223A to the current registrant.
  • 1979-07-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N2223A

N2223A is a 1978 Homebuilt Avenger Gyro Plane, serial number FM1-2000. The FAA register lists Majestic Aviaiton as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 18, 1996 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 21, 1979.

N2223A has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-07-24 Accident · Mentone, IN Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CHI98LA277
Reported aircraft: Marchetti Avenger Gryo Plane
Probable cause: the pilot's lack of familiarity with the gyroplane's performance, and his improper in-flight decision to reduce engine power to idle which aggravated the gyroplane's nose down pitch and exceeded the gyroplane's back stick authority.
1970-09-27 Accident · Orchard Farm,Mo, 25 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4011
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N2223A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: BREATHER LINE.HIT DIRT MOUND,OVERRUN AREA.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same state

Other aircraft registered in Illinois

N221UA
2001 Boeing 777-222
N221WR
2008 Learjet 45XR
N2220B
1949 Luscombe 8A
N22246
1939 Taylorcraft BF-65
N2225E
Cessna 182N Skylane
N2227N
1947 Cessna 140
All 8,055 aircraft registered in Illinois →
Similar aircraft

Other piston helicopters on the register

  • N222AJ1973 Bell 47G-5A
  • N8522F1971 Bell 47G-2A
  • N55ER1968 Bell TH-13T
  • N2129U1962 Brantly B-2
  • N13GH1984 Robinson R22 Piston Helicopters
  • N162M1962 Hiller UH 12 Piston Helicopters

Own N2223A?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Illinois· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.