Piston helicopter

N728RJ

2022 Homebuilt M24 Orion Plus

Registration pending 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2022
Serial
24223826
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Rotax 915 IS
Status
Registration pending
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fort Pierre, SD
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Registration record

N728RJ on the FAA register

Type
2022 Homebuilt M24 Orion Plus
Serial
24223826
Engines
Rotax 915 IS
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fort Pierre, SD
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2022-08-17
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A9C2C4
Mode S (octal)
52341304
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Magni Gyro Srl M24 ORION PLUS
Status
Registration pending
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2022-11-26
    Accident at Suches, GA; damage: substantial.
  • 2022-08-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2010-10-27
    N728RJ previously assigned to a Cessna 182T Skylane (s/n 18281396); cancelled.
  • 1998-10-31
    N728RJ previously assigned to a Homebuilt Varieze (s/n 2199); cancelled.
Overview

About N728RJ

N728RJ is a 2022 Homebuilt M24 Orion Plus, serial number 24223826. It is registered to an individual in Fort Pierre, South Dakota.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Rotax 915 IS engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 17, 2022.

N728RJ has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-11-26 Accident · Suches, GA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ERA23LA072
Reported aircraft: Daniel Anthony Proctor M24 Orion Plus
Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off from the runway midpoint with a tailwind, which resulted in impact with terrain.
1998-04-29 Accident · Middlebury, CT Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · IAD98LA050
Reported aircraft: McClead Varieze — a different aircraft that carried the N728RJ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight when he did not secure the right wing fuel tank cap which led to fuel exhaustion.

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.