Piston helicopter

N8168T

2005 Homebuilt Gyroflight Tandem

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
GT-1
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Hirth F30
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gyroflight Inc (Corporation)
Based
Naperville, IL
Registration record

N8168T on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt Gyroflight Tandem
Serial
GT-1
Engines
Hirth F30
Registered owner
Gyroflight Inc
Naperville, IL
Certificate issued
2005-07-11
Airworthiness date
2005-08-20
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB2328
Mode S (octal)
52621450
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-08-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2005-07-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N8168T to the current registrant.
  • 2003-03-10
    N8168T previously assigned to a Bell 407 (s/n 53331); cancelled.
  • 1993-05-06
    N8168T previously assigned to a Fairchild C-123K (s/n 54596); cancelled.
  • 1988-10-25
    N8168T previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Arrow IV (s/n 28R8031073); cancelled.
  • 1960-11-30
    N8168T previously assigned to a Cessna 175B (s/n 17556868); cancelled.
Overview

About N8168T

N8168T is a 2005 Homebuilt Gyroflight Tandem, serial number GT-1. The FAA register lists Gyroflight Inc as the registrant in Naperville, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 11, 2005 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Hirth F30 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 20, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8168T.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8168T.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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