Piston helicopter

N505GL

2005 Homebuilt Sparrowhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
SH20040016K
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Belleville, IL
Registration record

N505GL on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt Sparrowhawk
Serial
SH20040016K
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Belleville, IL
Certificate issued
2005-03-16
Airworthiness date
2005-08-21
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A64D24
Mode S (octal)
51446444
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
American Autogyro Inc SPARROWHAWK
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-08-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2005-03-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N505GL to the current registrant.
  • 1978-11-27
    N505GL previously assigned to a Great Lakes 2T-1A-1 (s/n 0505); cancelled.
Overview

About N505GL

N505GL is a 2005 Homebuilt Sparrowhawk, serial number SH20040016K. It is registered to an individual in Belleville, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 16, 2005 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 21, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N505GL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N505GL.

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.