Piston helicopter

N39GB

2012 Homebuilt Sportcopter Vortex

Registered No accidents on file

Built

2012

Serial

218

Class

Piston helicopter

Engines

Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Portland, OR

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Registration record

N39GB on the FAA register

Type

2012 Homebuilt Sportcopter Vortex

Serial

218

Engines

Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG

Registered owner

Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in

Portland, OR

Certificate issued

2012-08-10

Airworthiness date

2012-09-22

Registration expires

2028-08-31

Airworthiness class

Experimental · amateur-built

Mode S (hex)

A48108

Mode S (octal)

51100410

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2028-08-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
2012-09-22
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
2012-08-10
Certificate of registration issued as N39GB to the current registrant.
2003-10-03
N39GB previously assigned to a Homebuilt B-8M (s/n 1); cancelled.

Overview

About N39GB

N39GB is a 2012 Homebuilt Sportcopter Vortex, serial number 218. It is registered to an individual in Portland, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 10, 2012 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 22, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N39GB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N39GB.

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.