# N263AM: Mrotek Arnold A MINICAB GY-20, registration cancelled 1997-07-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 25, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mrotek Arnold A MINICAB GY-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mrotek-arnold-a-minicab-gy-20) (registry code 056135A)
- Serial number: 232A
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 25, 1991
- Last registry action: September 21, 1994
- Mode S code: A28A2E
- Owner when cancelled: [Brewer John A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BREWER%20JOHN%20A)
- Location: [Ft Wayne, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Ft%20Wayne)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1530° N, 85.0407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46835, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N263AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=263AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N263AM-1997-07-25

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Mrotek Arnold A MINICAB GY-20: https://openairdocs.org/model/mrotek-arnold-a-minicab-gy-20.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 CHI96LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA289), Aug 10, 1996: Mrotek Minicab GY20 (N263AM), Albion, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude during the approach to land, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Factors relating to the accident were: the uneven and uphill…

## 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 19960810022159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810022159A), Aug 10, 1996: Amtrsg MINICABHAWK (N263AM), Albion, IN, Substantial damage. Impact short of runway on landing approach. No medical certificate. (-23) on August 10, 1996, at 1139 EST, a mrotek minicab model GY-20, N263AM, operated by…

## Other aircraft with N263AM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N263AM): Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000, S/N 20-1049

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