# N162P: 2023 Thomas M Volz ROTORWAY 162F

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thomas M Volz ROTORWAY 162F](https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-m-volz-rotorway-162f) (registry code 05641KW, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 6417
- Year built: 2023
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 2023
- Certificate issued: March 31, 2024
- Expires: March 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A0FA61
- Registered owner: [L&K Aviation Holdings LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/L%26K%20AVIATION%20HOLDINGS%20LLC)
- Location: [Leavenworth, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Leavenworth)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2727° N, 94.9804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66048, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=162P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162P

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 (Thomas M Volz ROTORWAY 162F)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N162P.

## NTSB investigations on N162P not matched to an aircraft (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 NYC73AN016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN016), Jun 21, 1972: Nihon YS-11A (N162P), Washington, DC, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N162P.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N162P not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N162P, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 2016FA0000573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2016FA0000573), Nov 21, 2016: BRAKE DISC. BROKEN. DURING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT BRAKE WEAR INDICATOR, A BROKEN BRAKE CARRIER AND LINING WAS DETECTED. HALF OF THE BRAKE CARRIER DROPPED OUT OF ITS NORMA
- [SDR ASMF200705008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASMF200705008), May 22, 2007: APU. FAILED. DURING TRANSIT CHECK, CAPTAIN REPORTED SMOKE IN PASSENGER CABIN. DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK IT WAS DETECTED OIL LEAKING IN THE ZONE OF LT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HE

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N162P

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N162P before.

- [Cancelled 2013-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162P-2013-04-01): Hatchette Charles S QUICKIE Q2, S/N 2697, built 1983. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)

## Related

- Other Thomas M Volz ROTORWAY 162F aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-m-volz-rotorway-162f/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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