# N2137: 1962 Gyroplane MI-NE-COPTER R-100, registration cancelled 2013-02-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gyroplane MI-NE-COPTER R-100](https://openairdocs.org/model/gyroplane-mi-ne-copter-r-100) (registry code 05602Q0)
- Engine: [Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (registry code 43101)
- Serial number: 25-788-137
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 2, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 24, 1979
- Last registry action: August 10, 1985
- Mode S code: A1C7F4
- Owner when cancelled: [Merrick Gene](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERRICK%20GENE)
- Location: [Lone Oak, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Lone%20Oak)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0306° N, 88.7094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 42001, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2137
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2137
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2137-2013-02-07

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 Gyroplane MI-NE-COPTER R-100: https://openairdocs.org/model/gyroplane-mi-ne-copter-r-100.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 IAD76DLQ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DLQ14), Feb 20, 1976: Mine-Copter R100 (N2137), Pikeville, KY, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N2137

- [Cancelled 1929-08-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2137-1929-08-01): Advance WACO 9, S/N 227, built 1927. Owner: [Davis & Felix Airways](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20%26%20FELIX%20AIRWAYS), [Battle Creek, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Battle%20Creek)

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