# N13MA: 2000 Steele David L SAFARI HELICOPTER, registration cancelled 2005-09-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 15, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Steele David L SAFARI HELICOPTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/steele-david-l-safari-helicopter) (registry code 05610IQ)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BB2058
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Canadian Home Rotors Inc SAFARI HELICOPTER
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 3, 2000
- Certificate issued: August 17, 2000
- Last registry action: August 19, 2003
- Mode S code: A079EC
- Owners when cancelled: [Steele David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEELE%20DAVID%20L), [Mason Kurt](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MASON%20KURT)
- Location: [Kirkland, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kirkland)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7158° N, 122.2137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98034, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13MA-2005-09-15

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Steele David L SAFARI HELICOPTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/steele-david-l-safari-helicopter.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 SEA05LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA163), Aug 4, 2005: Steele Safari (N13MA), Leavenworth, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the tail rotor drive shaft during cruise flight. Factors include soft, grassy terrain at the location where the pilot executed the autorotational landing.

## 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 20050804017489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050804017489A), Aug 4, 2005: SAFARI (N13MA), Leavenworth, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) After departing cashmere, WA, in cruise flight, a/c developed "buzz" and a momentary "yaw". PIC elected to make an autorotation to an open farmer's…

## Other aircraft with N13MA

- [Cancelled 2020-12-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13MA-2020-12-05): Michael C Allman SONEX, S/N 1018, built 2011. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dunn Todd M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNN%20TODD%20M), [El Dorado, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/El%20Dorado)
- [Cancelled 1982-07-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13MA-1982-07-29): Douglas DC3C, S/N 26612. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Darlee Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DARLEE%20INC), [Mcallen, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mcallen)

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