# N105KM: Michael S/Michael K SAFARI, registration cancelled 2017-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Michael S/Michael K SAFARI](https://openairdocs.org/model/michael-s-michael-k-safari) (registry code 056273W)
- Engine: [Superior IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-io-360-series) (registry code 59251)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00001SC](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00001SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2008005-S2172
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Canadian Home Rotors Inc SAFARI HELICOPTER
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 23, 2009
- Certificate issued: April 14, 2009
- Last registry action: January 13, 2011
- Mode S code: A01834
- Owners when cancelled: [Michael Steve M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MICHAEL%20STEVE%20M), [Michael Kevin M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MICHAEL%20KEVIN%20M)
- Location: [Hixson, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Hixson)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1666° N, 85.2123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37343, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105KM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=105KM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105KM-2017-09-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Michael S/Michael K SAFARI: https://openairdocs.org/model/michael-s-michael-k-safari.md

## 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 ERA12LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA226), Mar 13, 2012: Michael S/Michael K Safari (N105KM), Middle Valley, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to the postaccident condition of the airframe and engine.

## 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 20120313004159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120313004159A), Mar 13, 2012: Michael S/Michael K SAFARI (N105KM), Hixson, TN, Substantial damage. On 3-13/2012, an experimental home built helicopter departed from a private helicopter pad at the owner's home, landing 1MILE away, to pick up a passenger at…

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