# N169RM: 1985 Manista Robert R JR KB-2, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Manista Robert R JR KB-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/manista-robert-r-jr-kb-2) (registry code 13027D8)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: L169844
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 11, 1986
- Certificate issued: August 13, 1985
- Last registry action: March 30, 1991
- Mode S code: A114A0
- Owner when cancelled: [Manista Robert R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MANISTA%20ROBERT%20R%20JR)
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4627° N, 111.9137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85257, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169RM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=169RM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169RM-2013-06-18

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 Manista Robert R JR KB-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/manista-robert-r-jr-kb-2.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 LAX92LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA109), Feb 4, 1992: 85 Manista KB-2 (N169RM), Rosamond, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MAIN ROTOR RPM ADEQUATE TO AVOID FLAPPING. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE RELATED TO THE PILOT'S PERFORMANCE OF AN EXCESSIVELY ABRUPT MANEUVER.

## 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 19920204001819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920204001819A), Feb 4, 1992: Amtr KB2 (N169RM), Rosamond, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Made steep bank reversal unloading rotor and causing rotor strike severing rudder and prop. Fell in pieces.

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