Piston helicopter

N41856

2004 Homebuilt Gyrocycle One

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
0251
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Biggsville, IL
Registration record

N41856 on the FAA register

Type
2004 Homebuilt Gyrocycle One
Serial
0251
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Biggsville, IL
Certificate issued
2004-02-13
Airworthiness date
2004-02-29
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A4F4FE
Mode S (octal)
51172376
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).
  • 2004-02-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2004-02-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N41856 to the current registrant.
  • 1982-08-24
    N41856 previously assigned to a Piper Warrior (s/n 28-7415337); cancelled.
Overview

About N41856

N41856 is a 2004 Homebuilt Gyrocycle One, serial number 0251. It is registered to an individual in Biggsville, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 13, 2004 and expires on July 31, 2029.

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 February 29, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N41856. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-08-15 Accident · Roanoke, Va, 46 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3481
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N41856 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NG DOWNDRAFT.FIRST NIGHT TKOF IN MTN AREA.

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.