# N4561C: 1996 Read James M EXEC 90, registration cancelled 2008-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Read James M EXEC 90](https://openairdocs.org/model/read-james-m-exec-90) (registry code 05603FF)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 5212
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 1, 1997
- Certificate issued: June 5, 1996
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A58AE4
- Owner when cancelled: [Read James M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/READ%20JAMES%20M)
- Location: [Chesterton, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Chesterton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6145° N, 87.0504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46304, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4561C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4561C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4561C-2008-07-30

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Read James M EXEC 90: https://openairdocs.org/model/read-james-m-exec-90.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 CHI98LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA152), May 13, 1998: Read Rotorway Executive (N4561C), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining adequate clearance with the ground during hover. Factors which contributed to this accident were the pilot's execution of a hovering turn at too low of an altitude,…

## 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 19980513009219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980513009219A), May 13, 1998: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N4561C), Valparaiso, IN, Substantial damage. On may 13, 1998, at 1810 eastern stantard time (EST), a read rotorway executive 90, homebuilt helicopter, N4561C, operated by a commercial pilot, sustained…

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