# N97ME: 1997 Pailca Robert A MORIAH EXPRESS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pailca Robert A MORIAH EXPRESS](https://openairdocs.org/model/pailca-robert-a-moriah-express) (registry code 05603H3, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: ME01
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development, amateur built, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: September 24, 1997
- Certificate issued: December 18, 2020
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AD8264
- Registered owner: [White Bowyer M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITE%20BOWYER%20M)
- Location: [Maple City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Maple%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8880° N, 85.8986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49664, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97ME

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 (Pailca Robert A MORIAH EXPRESS)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N97ME.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20210410005909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210410005909I), Apr 10, 2021: Pailca Robert A MORIAH EXPRESS (N97ME), Conroe, TX, Minor damage. On 4/10/2021 at 1520 CDT, an experimental-built, robert a. Pailca Moriah Express, s/n ME01, N97ME, was attempting to land on runway 01 at Conroe-North Houston…
- [Incident 20001213029399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001213029399I), Dec 13, 2000: Amtr MORIANEXPRES (N97ME), Puyallup, WA, Minor damage. (-23)PIC flying to bfi noticed only one green gear warning light for right gear. Flew back to the field. Both left main and nose gear collapsed upon landing.…
- [Incident 19990901025259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990901025259I), Sep 1, 1999: N97ME, Tacoma, WA, Minor damage. Pilot was conducting a test flight. The digital checklist/audible warning system (ed 100), had not been programmed. Therefore, the gear warning system was not…

## 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 Pailca Robert A MORIAH EXPRESS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pailca-robert-a-moriah-express/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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