# N501JL: Lamb Jerome COMMANDER ELITE, registration cancelled 2013-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Lamb Jerome COMMANDER ELITE](https://openairdocs.org/model/lamb-jerome-commander-elite) (registry code 13027JA)
- Serial number: 1501
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 30, 1987
- Last registry action: March 16, 1991
- Mode S code: A63E7A
- Owner when cancelled: [Lamb Jerome L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAMB%20JEROME%20L)
- Location: [Vernon, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Vernon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8376° N, 72.4590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06066, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501JL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501JL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501JL-2013-07-09

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Lamb Jerome COMMANDER ELITE: https://openairdocs.org/model/lamb-jerome-commander-elite.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 NYC88DNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DNE01), Nov 4, 1987: Lamb Commander Elite (N501JL), Meriden, CT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HOMEBUILT GYROCOPTER WHILE PREFORMING LOW LEVEL 'FAST TAXI' MANEUVERS.

## 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 19871104062279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104062279A), Nov 4, 1987: Amtrac ELITE532 (N501JL), Meriden, CT, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Lost control and crashed after erratic flight on first solo climbout. Gyroplane had no airworthiness certificate.

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