Piston helicopter

N665TE

2025 Homebuilt SCHMIDT Titanium Exp

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2025
Serial
0066-0125
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Rotax 914ULS
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Aurora, CO
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Registration record

N665TE on the FAA register

Type
2025 Homebuilt SCHMIDT Titanium Exp
Serial
0066-0125
Engines
Rotax 914ULS
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Aurora, CO
Certificate issued
2025-07-02
Airworthiness date
2025-09-27
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A8C87A
Mode S (octal)
52144172
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Tag Aviation Pty Ltd TITANIUM EXPLORER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-13
    Accident at Larkspur, CO; damage: substantial.
  • 2025-09-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2025-07-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N665TE.
Overview

About N665TE

N665TE is a 2025 Homebuilt SCHMIDT Titanium Exp, serial number 0066-0125. It is registered to an individual in Aurora, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 2, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Rotax 914ULS engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 27, 2025.

N665TE has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-07-13 Accident · Larkspur, CO Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · CEN26LA254
Reported aircraft: Tag Aviation PTY Titanium Explorer
Preliminary report: On July 13, 2026, about 800 mountain daylight time, a Tag Aviation Pty Ltd Titanium Explorer gyrocopter, N665TE was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Larkspur, Colorado. The pilot passed away in the hospital five days after the accident. The gyrocopter was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. According to a friend of the pilot, the pilot flew the gyrocopter from Meadowlake Airport (FLY) Peyton, Colorado, to Central Colorado Airport (AEJ) Buena Vista, Colorado, 4 days before the accident. The pilot and his friend flew their respective gyrocopters around the Buena Vista area several times during that four-day period.…
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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.