# N257MS: 1986 Shanks Michael D ROTORWAY EXEC, registration cancelled 2013-07-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Shanks Michael D ROTORWAY EXEC](https://openairdocs.org/model/shanks-michael-d-rotorway-exec) (registry code 13017FA)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 3322
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 15, 1986
- Certificate issued: August 4, 1986
- Last registry action: September 6, 1994
- Mode S code: A272A3
- Owner when cancelled: [Shanks Michael D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHANKS%20MICHAEL%20D)
- Location: [Villa Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Villa%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8582° N, 88.1350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61956, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N257MS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=257MS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N257MS-2013-07-02

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 Shanks Michael D ROTORWAY EXEC: https://openairdocs.org/model/shanks-michael-d-rotorway-exec.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19870830056859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870830056859I), Aug 30, 1987: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N257MS), Villa Grove, IL, Minor damage. Engine quit on climbout. Autorotated into a cornfield and the helicopter rolled over. Distributor belt missing.

## Other aircraft with N257MS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N257MS): Air Tractor AT-602, S/N 602-1350, built 2023

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