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N80198Hines Lyle R SPORTCOPTER-VORTEX · 1998

ExperimentalBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Red Bud, IL

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N80198 is a 1998 Hines Lyle R SPORTCOPTER-VORTEX. It is a rotorcraft with 1 seat, powered by a Bombardier ROTAX (ALL). The registration is active, with the registrant based in Red Bud, IL. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Sep 1999. It has been registered to its current owner since Sep 2025.

28 years old
No NTSB events on record

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2025

FAA record · Sep 2025 · Registration

Registered to current owner

Registrant based in Red Bud, IL.

1999

FAA record · Sep 1999 · Airworthiness

Special Airworthiness Certificate issued — Experimental

Manufacturer: Hines Lyle R. Model SPORTCOPTER-VORTEX. Serial 071.

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Aircraft

ManufacturerHines Lyle R

ModelSPORTCOPTER-VORTEX

Year1998

CategoryExperimental

TypeRotorcraft

Serial071

EngineBombardier ROTAX (ALL)

Seats1

BasedRed Bud, IL

RegistrantIndividual

Safety record

No NTSB accidents or incidents on record

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Registration history

2025 — present

Registered owner · Red Bud, IL

Sep 1999

Airworthiness certificate issued

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