# N162AK: 1996 D & E Rotorcraft EXEC 90, registration cancelled 2017-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [D & E Rotorcraft EXEC 90](https://openairdocs.org/model/d-e-rotorcraft-exec-90) (registry code 0560294)
- Engine: [Rotorway RW-100 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw-100-series) (registry code 55001)
- Serial number: 5045
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 11, 1996
- Certificate issued: May 10, 1996
- Last registry action: May 13, 1999
- Mode S code: A0F926
- Owner when cancelled: [D And E Rotorcraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/D%20AND%20E%20ROTORCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Blairsville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Blairsville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4572° N, 79.2432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15717, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162AK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=162AK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N162AK-2017-04-18

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 D & E Rotorcraft EXEC 90: https://openairdocs.org/model/d-e-rotorcraft-exec-90.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 NYC96LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA099), May 5, 1996: Elves Rotorway Exec 90 (N162AK), Somerset, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the kit manufacturer's inadequate design of a throttle bushing, which resulted in insufficient clearance after the bushing became heated, restricted throttle movement, lack of engine response, hard…

## 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 19960505009279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960505009279A), May 5, 1996: Amtr EXEC90 (N162AK), Somerset, PA, Substantial damage. Aircraft developed mechanical problem, emergency landing in parking lot of mall, landed hard and flipped onto side. (.19) on may 5, 1996, about 1700 eastern…

## Other aircraft with N162AK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162AK): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 9975, built 2024

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