Piston helicopter

N4731D

2022 Homebuilt M24 Orion Plus

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2022
Serial
24223536
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Rotax 915 IS
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sharpsville, IN
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Registration record

N4731D on the FAA register

Type
2022 Homebuilt M24 Orion Plus
Serial
24223536
Engines
Rotax 915 IS
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sharpsville, IN
Certificate issued
2022-03-28
Airworthiness date
2022-05-20
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5CEBE
Mode S (octal)
51347276
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Magni Gyro Srl M24 ORION PLUS
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-05-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2022-03-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N4731D to the current registrant.
  • 2003-01-08
    N4731D previously assigned to a Cessna 172N Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17272342); cancelled.
  • 1974-04-23
    N4731D previously assigned to a Cessna 182A Skylane / 182 Skylane (s/n 34831); cancelled.
Overview

About N4731D

N4731D is a 2022 Homebuilt M24 Orion Plus, serial number 24223536. It is registered to an individual in Sharpsville, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 28, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Rotax 915 IS engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 20, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4731D. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-08-14 Accident · Shell Lake, WI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI02FA247
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172N — a different aircraft that carried the N4731D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to departure leading to fuel exhaustion during the flight, the inadequate preflight/inflight planning, and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot during the forced landing attempt. Contributing factors were the pilot being fatigued, the night lighting condition, and the corn crop.
1973-10-26 Accident · Breckenridge,Colo, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3149
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182A — a different aircraft that carried the N4731D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: .DELAYED BRAKING.

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.