# N38DJ: 1997 Johnson Douglas C REVOLUTION MINI-500, registration cancelled 2005-05-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 4, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Johnson Douglas C REVOLUTION MINI-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-douglas-c-revolution-mini-500) (registry code 05605HE)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 321
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 11, 1997
- Certificate issued: November 14, 2001
- Last registry action: April 19, 2005
- Mode S code: A45945
- Owner when cancelled: [Tharpe Steven K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THARPE%20STEVEN%20K)
- Location: [Mont Vernon, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Mont%20Vernon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9089° N, 71.6942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03057, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38DJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38DJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38DJ-2005-05-04

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 Johnson Douglas C REVOLUTION MINI-500: https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-douglas-c-revolution-mini-500.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 ANC05LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA032), Feb 12, 2005: Johnson Revolution Mini 500 (N38DJ), Isabela, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an autorotation and collision with terrain.

## 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 20050212005139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050212005139A), Feb 12, 2005: Amtr MINI500 (N38DJ), Isabela, Puerto Rico, Destroyed. (-23) At 1210 on February 14, 2005, [privacy data omitted], pilot, accidented in Isabela on February 12, 2005, when his helicopter a revolution mini-500…

## Other aircraft with N38DJ

- [Cancelled 1996-02-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38DJ-1996-02-21): Gates Lear Jet 25B, S/N 191. Owner: [Jet Charter Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JET%20CHARTER%20GROUP%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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