Piston helicopter

N309W

1968 Homebuilt Gyrocopter

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
1142
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Zanesville, OH
Registration record

N309W on the FAA register

Type
1968 Homebuilt Gyrocopter
Serial
1142
Engines
Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Zanesville, OH
Certificate issued
1983-12-06
Airworthiness date
1971-04-30
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A342B5
Mode S (octal)
50641265
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1983-12-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N309W to the current registrant.
  • 1971-04-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
  • 1948-03-25
    N309W previously assigned to a Homebuilt LC-RW300 (s/n 183); cancelled.
Overview

About N309W

N309W is a 1968 Homebuilt Gyrocopter, serial number 1142. It is registered to an individual in Zanesville, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 6, 1983 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 30, 1971.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N309W.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N309W.

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.