Piston helicopter

N6140V

2002 Homebuilt Vortex

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
88
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Arlington, VA
Registration record

N6140V on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt Vortex
Serial
88
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Arlington, VA
Certificate issued
2001-05-24
Airworthiness date
2002-06-13
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A80006
Mode S (octal)
52000006
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Sport Copter Inc VORTEX
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-06-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2001-05-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N6140V to the current registrant.
  • 1997-09-03
    N6140V previously assigned to a Schweizer 300C Piston Helicopters / 269C Piston Helicopters (s/n S1703); cancelled.
  • 1984-03-13
    N6140V previously assigned to a Lake LA 4/200 Buccaneer (s/n 802); cancelled.
Overview

About N6140V

N6140V is a 2002 Homebuilt Vortex, serial number 88. It is registered to an individual in Arlington, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 24, 2001 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 13, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6140V.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N6140V.

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.