Piston helicopter

N546SW

2007 Homebuilt Vortex

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record

Built

2007

Serial

MEW061

Class

Piston helicopter

Engines

Rotax 618

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Camp Verde, AZ

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Registration record

N546SW on the FAA register

Type

2007 Homebuilt Vortex

Serial

MEW061

Engines

Rotax 618

Registered owner

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

Camp Verde, AZ

Certificate issued

2007-03-05

Airworthiness date

2007-03-08

Registration expires

2030-04-30

Airworthiness class

Experimental · amateur-built

Mode S (hex)

A6EFDB

Mode S (octal)

51567733

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2030-04-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2007-09-01
Accident at Mesa, AZ; damage: substantial.
2007-03-08
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
2007-03-05
Certificate of registration issued as N546SW.

Overview

About N546SW

N546SW is a 2007 Homebuilt Vortex, serial number MEW061. It is registered to an individual in Camp Verde, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 5, 2007 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Rotax 618 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 8, 2007.

N546SW has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-09-01 Accident · Mesa, AZ Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX07CA262

Reported aircraft: Wessel Vortex

Probable cause: Failure of the muffler's mounting strap and subsequent loss of engine power due to propeller blade separation during cruise flight. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.

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.