# N6617L: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 23, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6617L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6617L

## Aircraft that carried N6617L

- [Cancelled 2013-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6617L-2013-08-23): Rose Wesley A JR ROTORWAY WR EXEC, S/N 10001, built 1990. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Sterling Heights, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Sterling%20Heights)
- [Cancelled 1989-09-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6617L-1989-09-12): Cessna 152, S/N 15284466. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N6617L (2)

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 CHI92DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEM01), Apr 18, 1992: Rose Wesley Rotorway WR Exec (N6617L), Hudsonville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF AN INTAKE VALVE SPRING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW ALTITUDE AT WHICH THE AUTOROTATION WAS INITIATED AND THE SOFT TERRAIN ON WHICH THE HELICOPTER WAS LANDED.
- [NTSB ATL87LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA018), Nov 9, 1986: Cessna 152 (N6617L), Lexington, NC, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6617L (3)

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.

- [Incident 19920820037429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920820037429I), Aug 20, 1992: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N6617L), Spring Lake, MI, Minor damage. Experienced partial loss of power after takeoff. Found engine functions properly with rotors disconnected.
- [Accident 19920418010419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920418010419A), Apr 18, 1992: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N6617L), Hudsonville, MI, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Autorotated into hard landing. Skids were torn off. Rolled over. Broken valve spring.
- [Accident 19861109054099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861109054099A), Nov 9, 1986: Cessna 152 (N6617L), Lexington, NC, Destroyed. The aircraft encountered a downdraft and struck a wire while simulating a forced landing. Impacted in an open field

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