# N78291: 2003 Emery Mark ROTORWAY 162F, registration cancelled 2018-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Emery Mark ROTORWAY 162F](https://openairdocs.org/model/emery-mark-rotorway-162f) (registry code 05602DC)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 6109
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 17, 2003
- Certificate issued: April 29, 2013
- Last registry action: April 29, 2013
- Mode S code: AA9BA1
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnston Ronald J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSTON%20RONALD%20J)
- Location: [Merced, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Merced)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2310° N, 120.5011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95341, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78291
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78291
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78291-2018-03-06

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Emery Mark ROTORWAY 162F: https://openairdocs.org/model/emery-mark-rotorway-162f.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 WPR14LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA225), Jun 4, 2014: Emery Mark Rotorway 162F (N78291), Merced, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The helicopter pilot/owner's decision to install a belt type not recommended by the kit manufacturer in the tail rotor drive system using the incorrect tension values, which led to the belt’s…

## 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 20140603008199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140603008199A), Jun 3, 2014: Emery Mark ROTORWAY 162F (N78291), Merced, CA, Destroyed. The pilot of this experimental rotorway helicopter reported that it had just began an assent from a practice rapid decent when it lost tail rotor control. He…

## Other aircraft with N78291

- [Cancelled 1971-12-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78291-1971-12-06): Globe GC-1B, S/N 2291. Owner: [Korock Paul G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOROCK%20PAUL%20G), [Stockton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Stockton)

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