Piston helicopter

N579VL

2005 Homebuilt Sport Copter LIGHTNG

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
108
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Rotax SEE BOMBADIER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Tyrone, OK
Registration record

N579VL on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt Sport Copter LIGHTNG
Serial
108
Engines
Rotax SEE BOMBADIER
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tyrone, OK
Certificate issued
2004-10-29
Airworthiness date
2005-05-27
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A771BE
Mode S (octal)
51670676
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Sport Copter Inc LIGHTNING
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-05-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2004-10-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N579VL.
Overview

About N579VL

N579VL is a 2005 Homebuilt Sport Copter LIGHTNG, serial number 108. It is registered to co-owners in Tyrone, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 29, 2004 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 27, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N579VL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N579VL.

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.