# N164JB: 2004 Bender Joseph KIT ROTOWAY, registration cancelled 2022-04-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 8, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bender Joseph KIT ROTOWAY](https://openairdocs.org/model/bender-joseph-kit-rotoway) (registry code 05617T0)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 6763
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Kit: Rotorway Intl EXEC 162F
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 7, 2004
- Certificate issued: August 24, 2018
- Last registry action: August 24, 2018
- Mode S code: A10154
- Owner when cancelled: [Hilty Benjamin D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILTY%20BENJAMIN%20D)
- Location: [Wheatland, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Wheatland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0019° N, 105.1298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82201, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N164JB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=164JB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N164JB-2022-04-08

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 Bender Joseph KIT ROTOWAY: https://openairdocs.org/model/bender-joseph-kit-rotoway.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 GAA17CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA251), Apr 30, 2017: Bender Joseph KIT Rotoway (N164JB), Wheatland, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to operate the helicopter in gusting wind and high-density altitude conditions and his positioning of the helicopter such that it resulted in a right quartering tailwind, which…

## 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 20170430003409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170430003409A), Apr 30, 2017: Rotoway KIT ROTOWAY (N164JB), Wheatland, WY, Substantial damage. On 4/30/2017 at 1715 MDT, a xxxxxxxx, N164JB, impacted the ground near Phifer Airfield (ean). There was xxx POB onboard with no injuries. The aircraft was…

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