Piston helicopter

N4242J

1981 Homebuilt X-2 Gyro

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
001
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fairfax, IA
Registration record

N4242J on the FAA register

Type
1981 Homebuilt X-2 Gyro
Serial
001
Engines
Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fairfax, IA
Certificate issued
1981-05-26
Airworthiness date
1984-12-19
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A50D22
Mode S (octal)
51206442
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1984-12-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1981-05-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N4242J to the current registrant.
  • 1973-12-14
    N4242J previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 28-22595); cancelled.
Overview

About N4242J

N4242J is a 1981 Homebuilt X-2 Gyro, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Fairfax, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 26, 1981 and expires on April 30, 2027.

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 December 19, 1984.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4242J.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4242J.

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.