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N147MD

Cancelled 2017

Deregistered aircraft · 2006 Gauchat Michael SAFARI · Superior O-360 series

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Cancelled: April 5, 2017
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 2129
Year built: 2006
Type: Rotorcraft
Engine: Reciprocating
Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
Airworthiness date: May 30, 2006
Certificate issued: May 15, 2006
Last registry action: July 22, 2008
Mode S code: A0BDC8
Kit: Canadian Home Rotors Inc SAFARI HELICOPTER
Owner when cancelled: Gauchat Michael A
Location: Youngtown, AZ
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelGauchat Michael SAFARIADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelSuperior O-360 seriesTCDS E00001SC · Reciprocating

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N147MD and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB WPR09LA253Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRock Springs, AZThe separation of the main rotor head during cruise flight as a result of cyclic fatigue of the main rotor head spindle. The fatigue crack was due to an inadequate manufacturing process.May 22, 2009 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N147MD and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20090522011129AClimb · Rock Springs, AZ(-23) Witnesses reported that the helicopter had just departed from a parking lot .3 miles north of the accident site. They observed the aircraft flying south parallel to interstate highway 17, when the rotor system departed the helicopter. The aircraft was…May 22, 2009 · Destroyed · 2 fatal

Other aircraft with N147MD · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. N147MD is registered now to the first aircraft listed.

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