# N124CW: 2004 Caldwell C W 162F

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Caldwell C W 162F](https://openairdocs.org/model/caldwell-c-w-162f) (registry code 05617UR, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 6855
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rotorway Intl EXEC 162F
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 17, 2004
- Certificate issued: February 7, 2025
- Expires: February 29, 2032
- Mode S code: A062D5
- Registered owner: [Mitchell Richard J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MITCHELL%20RICHARD%20J)
- Location: [Beggs, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Beggs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7627° N, 96.0420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 74421, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=124CW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124CW

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Caldwell C W 162F)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN25LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA123), Mar 13, 2025: Caldwell C W 162F (N124CW), Mounds, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter during a precautionary landing, which resulted in a dynamic roll over and postimpact fire.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20250313004029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250313004029A), Mar 13, 2025: Caldwell C W 162F (N124CW), Mounds, OK, Destroyed. Pilot was coming in for a landing in a grass field. Pilot thought the tail rotor was starting to let loose. He applied opposite torque input and landed. On…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N124CW

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N124CW before.

- [Cancelled 1996-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124CW-1996-09-24): Culwell C W ROTEC RALLY 3, S/N 25148. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Culwell & Son Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CULWELL%20%26%20SON%20INC), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

## Related

- Other Caldwell C W 162F aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/caldwell-c-w-162f/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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