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N41856

Defenbaugh Matthew GYROCYCLE ONE

Valid Illinois

N41856 is a Defenbaugh Matthew GYROCYCLE ONE, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2004. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Biggsville, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 13, 2004 and expires on July 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated February 29, 2004.

Aircraft

Maker
Defenbaugh Matthew
Model
GYROCYCLE ONE
Serial number
0251
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor
Seats
1
Year built
2004
Transponder code
A4F4FE (octal 51172376)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 13, 2004
Expires
July 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 18, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · February 29, 2004
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00089239

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Defenbaugh Matthew J
Type
Individual
Address
RR 1 Box 222
Biggsville, IL 61418-9776

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

1982-08-24Piper PA-28-151 · Valid registration

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data