# N500ZX: 1997 Sawalish Robert V MINI 500, registration cancelled 2017-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sawalish Robert V MINI 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/sawalish-robert-v-mini-500) (registry code 05604H0)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 153
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 24, 1997
- Certificate issued: April 25, 1997
- Last registry action: May 5, 2011
- Mode S code: A63C45
- Owner when cancelled: [Sawalish Robert V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAWALISH%20ROBERT%20V)
- Location: [Pendleton, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Pendleton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6708° N, 118.8235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97801, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500ZX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500ZX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500ZX-2017-10-24

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 Sawalish Robert V MINI 500: https://openairdocs.org/model/sawalish-robert-v-mini-500.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 19991102031319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991102031319I), Nov 2, 1999: Amtr MINI500 (N500ZX), Pendleton, OR, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. Swalish was performing post-ad engine maintenance run. At 90% RPM, craft pitched violently sideways (LH), main rotor struck ground. Upon recovery of…

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