# N6617L: 1990 Rose Wesley A JR ROTORWAY WR EXEC, registration cancelled 2013-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Rose Wesley A JR ROTORWAY WR EXEC](https://openairdocs.org/model/rose-wesley-a-jr-rotorway-wr-exec) (registry code 13017LH)
- Engine: [Rotorway RW152](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw152) (registry code 55006)
- Serial number: 10001
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 14, 1991
- Last registry action: March 11, 2004
- Mode S code: A8BB48
- Location: [Sterling Heights, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Sterling%20Heights)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5665° N, 83.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48310, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6617L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6617L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6617L-2013-08-23

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 Rose Wesley A JR ROTORWAY WR EXEC: https://openairdocs.org/model/rose-wesley-a-jr-rotorway-wr-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 CHI92DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEM01), Apr 18, 1992: Rose Wesley Rotorway WR Exec (N6617L), Hudsonville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF AN INTAKE VALVE SPRING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW ALTITUDE AT WHICH THE AUTOROTATION WAS INITIATED AND THE SOFT TERRAIN ON WHICH THE HELICOPTER WAS LANDED.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19920820037429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920820037429I), Aug 20, 1992: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N6617L), Spring Lake, MI, Minor damage. Experienced partial loss of power after takeoff. Found engine functions properly with rotors disconnected.
- [Accident 19920418010419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920418010419A), Apr 18, 1992: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N6617L), Hudsonville, MI, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Autorotated into hard landing. Skids were torn off. Rolled over. Broken valve spring.

## Other aircraft with N6617L

- [Cancelled 1989-09-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6617L-1989-09-12): Cessna 152, S/N 15284466. Triennial form not returned

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