# N7135X: Townsend Leslie E EXEC, registration cancelled 1999-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Townsend Leslie E EXEC](https://openairdocs.org/model/townsend-leslie-e-exec) (registry code 13017LB)
- Serial number: 2961
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 12, 1998
- Last registry action: May 12, 1998
- Mode S code: A98A4F
- Owner when cancelled: [Russell D H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUSSELL%20D%20H)
- Location: [Meadowview, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Meadowview)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7673° N, 81.8451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24361, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7135X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7135X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7135X-1999-02-16

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 Townsend Leslie E EXEC: https://openairdocs.org/model/townsend-leslie-e-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 LAX91LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA180), Apr 19, 1991: Townsend Executive (N7135X), Redding, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN HELICOPTERS.

## 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 19910419011689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910419011689A), Apr 19, 1991: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N7135X), Redding, CA, Substantial damage. Student helicopter pilot lost control of homebuilt turning final for hover landing.

## Other aircraft with N7135X

- [Cancelled 2016-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7135X-2016-11-30): Textron 172S, S/N 172S11707, built 2016. Exported to Russia. Owner: [Globeflyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBEFLYERS%20INC), [Valley Center, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Valley%20Center)

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