Piston helicopter

N90474

2000 Homebuilt Vortex

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
087
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Palmer, AK
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Registration record

N90474 on the FAA register

Type
2000 Homebuilt Vortex
Serial
087
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Palmer, AK
Certificate issued
2009-04-01
Airworthiness date
2001-04-25
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC8172
Mode S (octal)
53100562
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Sport Copter Inc VORTEX
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-04-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N90474 to the current registrant.
  • 2001-04-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2000
    Manufactured (2000).
  • 1981-10-16
    N90474 previously assigned to a Hiller UH-12E (s/n 2365); cancelled.
Overview

About N90474

N90474 is a 2000 Homebuilt Vortex, serial number 087. It is registered to an individual in Palmer, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 1, 2009 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 25, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N90474. 5 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-02-17 Accident · Kealia,Kauai,Hi, 11 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0104
Reported aircraft: Hiller 12E — a different aircraft that carried the N90474 registration before this airframe.
1974-12-03 Accident · Kapaau,Hawaii, 11 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4040
Reported aircraft: Hiller Acft UH-12E — a different aircraft that carried the N90474 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: S.
1974-05-17 Accident · Ewa Beach,Hawaii, 11 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1067
Reported aircraft: Hiller Acft UH-12E — a different aircraft that carried the N90474 registration before this airframe.
1973-03-13 Accident · Naalehu,Hawaii, 11 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0623
Reported aircraft: Hiller Acft UH-12E — a different aircraft that carried the N90474 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: G SLOPE.
1967-06-10 Accident · Lovell Wyo, 50 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0394
Reported aircraft: Hiller UH-12E — a different aircraft that carried the N90474 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LABLE.IT HAD REPORTEDLY BEEN RELIABLE IN THE PAST.

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.