Gyroplane

N556GT

2025 Homebuilt GT-VX2

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2025
Serial
VX2-011
Class
Gyroplane
Engines
Rotax 912ULS
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hercules, CA
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Registration record

N556GT on the FAA register

Type
2025 Homebuilt GT-VX2
Serial
VX2-011
Engines
Rotax 912ULS
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hercules, CA
Certificate issued
2025-07-15
Airworthiness date
2025-09-17
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A7165D
Mode S (octal)
51613135
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Gyro Technic Llc GT-VX2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-30
    Accident at Petaluma, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2025-09-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2025-07-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N556GT.
Overview

About N556GT

N556GT is a 2025 Homebuilt GT-VX2, serial number VX2-011. It is registered to an individual in Hercules, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 15, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a gyroplane, one Rotax 912ULS engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 17, 2025.

N556GT has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-07-30 Accident · Petaluma, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB (Ongoing) · WPR26LA282
Reported aircraft: Mark Lee Schillinger GT-VX2
NTSB report ↗

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.