# N5460: 2003 Wessel Marvin E JR RAF 2000 GTX/SE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Wessel Marvin E JR RAF 2000 GTX/SE](https://openairdocs.org/model/wessel-marvin-e-jr-raf-2000-gtx-se) (registry code 05607TS, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: H2-97-8-334
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rotary Air Force Marketing RAF 2000 GTX SE
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 13, 2003
- Certificate issued: July 9, 2003
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A6F08E
- Registered owner: [Wessel Marvin E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESSEL%20MARVIN%20E%20JR)
- Location: [Chandler, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Chandler)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2749° N, 111.9249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85226, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5460
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5460

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 (Wessel Marvin E JR RAF 2000 GTX/SE)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Subaru ALL MDLS A/B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5460.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N5460.

## Reports on N5460 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N5460, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19730901026979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730901026979A), Sep 1, 1973: Amtr 1300993 (N5460), Bellevile Lk, MI, Destroyed. Float eqpd. At aprx 70FT AGL dscndd nearly vertical into lake. Acft originally gyro glider on floats

## 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 N5460

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5460 before.

- [Cancelled 1974-04-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5460-1974-04-23): Lorentson BENSEN GYROCOPTER, S/N JCL100. Owner: [Lorentson John Christopher](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LORENTSON%20JOHN%20CHRISTOPHER), [Belleville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Belleville)
- [Cancelled 1948-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5460-1948-07-13): Waco GXE, S/N 1469, built 1928. Owner: [Cushman Walt W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUSHMAN%20WALT%20W), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

## Related

- Other Wessel Marvin E JR RAF 2000 GTX/SE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/wessel-marvin-e-jr-raf-2000-gtx-se/aircraft.md
- The Subaru ALL MDLS A/B engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b.md

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