# N7234Y: Revolution Helicopter MINI-500, registration cancelled 2000-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Revolution Helicopter MINI-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/revolution-helicopter-mini-500) (registry code 05604CZ)
- Serial number: 231
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 7, 1997
- Last registry action: September 22, 1997
- Mode S code: A9B1AC
- Owner when cancelled: [Kardos Thomas J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KARDOS%20THOMAS%20J)
- Location: [Westminster, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Westminster)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7524° N, 117.9939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92683, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7234Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7234Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7234Y-2000-01-29

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 Revolution Helicopter MINI-500: https://openairdocs.org/model/revolution-helicopter-mini-500.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX5105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX5105), Oct 26, 1997: ENGINE. FAILED. DURING PATTERN WORK, ENGINE FAILED AT ABOUT 500 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF. HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED. REASON FOR ENGINE FAILURE NOT GIVEN.

## 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 LAX98LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA021), Oct 26, 1997: Revolution MINI-500 (N7234Y), Long Beach, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: loss of engine power and low rotor rpm for undeterminted reasons. The factory representative's recommendation to reduce the main rotor low pitch stop (from -1.8 degree to -0.5 degree) may have been a…

## 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 19971026030989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971026030989A), Oct 26, 1997: Amtr MINI500 (N7234Y), Long Beach, CA, Destroyed. Engine failure at 250FT AGL. Autorotated but could only get 80 percent rotor RPM. Possible rotor low pitch stops.

## Other aircraft with N7234Y

- [Cancelled 1974-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7234Y-1974-07-02): Piper PA-30, S/N 30-258. Owner: [Capital Credit Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPITAL%20CREDIT%20CO), [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)

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