# N48KM: Mearns Robert C ROTORWAY EXEC, registration cancelled 2020-02-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 3, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mearns Robert C ROTORWAY EXEC](https://openairdocs.org/model/mearns-robert-c-rotorway-exec) (registry code 13017GP)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 3363
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 2000
- Certificate issued: October 12, 2016
- Last registry action: October 12, 2016
- Mode S code: A5E72D
- Owners when cancelled: [Scruggs Jerry N Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCRUGGS%20JERRY%20N%20JR), [Ratchford Charles S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RATCHFORD%20CHARLES%20S)
- Location: [Dallas, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Dallas)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3537° N, 81.1789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28034, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48KM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48KM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48KM-2020-02-03

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 Mearns Robert C ROTORWAY EXEC: https://openairdocs.org/model/mearns-robert-c-rotorway-exec.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 ERA16LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA301), Aug 26, 2016: Means Rober C Rotorway Exec (N48KM), Iron Station, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from the ground while hovering, which resulted in separation of the forward section of the right skid tube with counterweight attached, a sudden…

## 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 20160826008171A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160826008171A), Aug 26, 2016: Mearns Robert C ROTORWAY EXEC (N48KM), Iron Station, NC, Substantial damage. On August 26, 2016, about 1450 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Rotorway Exec helicopter, N48KM, was substantially damaged following a loss…

## Other aircraft with N48KM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48KM): Learjet 45, S/N 464, built 2013
- [Cancelled 1983-02-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48KM-1983-02-10): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-4219, built 1969. Exported to Ethiopia. Owner: [Professional Aviation Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROFESSIONAL%20AVIATION%20CORPORATION), [Miami Springs, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami%20Springs)

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