# N549AB: Badalamenti Anthony V ROTORWAY 162-F

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Badalamenti Anthony V ROTORWAY 162-F](https://openairdocs.org/model/badalamenti-anthony-v-rotorway-162-f) (registry code 05620K1, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 6723
- Type: Gyroplane
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rotorway Intl EXEC 162F
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 2006
- Certificate issued: May 21, 2026
- Expires: May 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A6F95D
- Registered owner: [Herder John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERDER%20JOHN)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8597° N, 97.2915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76137, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=549AB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N549AB

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 (Badalamenti Anthony V ROTORWAY 162-F)

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 NYC06CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA172), Jun 16, 2006: Rotorway 162-F (N549AB), Brookhaven, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot inadvertently allowing the skids to contact the ground resulting in dynamic rollover.

## 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 20060616031259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060616031259A), Jun 16, 2006: Amtr ROTORWAY162F (N549AB), Shirley, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On 06/16/2006, at approximately 1230 hours EST this PIC was conducting hover checks at or below five (5) feet AGL, to this experimental homebuilt…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Badalamenti Anthony V ROTORWAY 162-F aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/badalamenti-anthony-v-rotorway-162-f/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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